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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
Everything Was lyavy.

The result when the waves from
below and the waves from various
distances were received was a series
of twisting motions of great violence
and of every conceivable kind.
They were of such intense swift
ness that the ground made a daze be-
fore the eyes. ghey were of such
extraordinary variety that all things
which an earthquake could throw
We're tossed in every direction.
Jars standing side by side would
be thrown In opposite directions, or
not thrown at all. Trees would bend
to the ground as under IA high gale,
but no two in the same direction at
once.
The top of a spire of chimney
would be thrown In one direction,
the middle in another. In one case,
a house undulated so swiftly that the
bricks of falling chimney struck
against the clapboards OF its side as
they fell.
The waves were the earthquake in
the minds OF those who felt them.
and as such, gradually fading away
they were felt in the seismographs all
over the world. Some who saw the
fault maryeled that the violence of
the earthquake could crack a pasture
field for a mile. But this crack was
the real earthquake. and the waves
were merely the jar carried from 1t
by waves OF rock and earth. Little
waves they We're. very little, hardly
billowing above the surface, and not
disturbing the face of nature at all,
but viciously destructive to some of
the little works of man.
This earthquake had no relation
with volcanoes, no connection with
Mount Vesuvins. II has nothing In
common with the explosions of steam
which mark eruptiye earthquakes.
Like ninety-hve per cent. OF all re-
corded earthquakes. 1t is tectonic--
that is, an adjustment of the earth's
crust
NY experiences in the earthquake
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
ON HIGHEST BLUFF ACROSS
FROM FORT IN PILES
EACH $4,000.
PIERRE MERCIERRE.

This scrap of paper is still in ex-
istence to-day and is positively the
only clue TO the buried $4,000 OF
United States money which should
have gone to the troops whom Col.
Taylor took up the Mississippi from
st. Louis a year or two before,
The supposition all along has been
that one of the gold hiders. finding
that his last moment was near, hast
lily scrawled the best directions he
could, in the haste and danger upon
the paper and threw It from him In
the hope some OF his fellows would
6nd id, Col, Taylor had parties dig
ging for the money for many days,
but never trace was found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
Recklessness Of Partridges.

An extraordinary partridge story
comes from Conington, Huntingdon.
A lady was reading in her sitting
room when, to her CONSERVATION, a
brace of psrtridges dashed through
the window. They broke two panes
Of glass, but were secured before do
ing further damage 1t is supposed
they were being pursued by a hawk,
no guns being out at the time.
Partridges look backward in flight
and are frequently injured or killed
by telegraph wires Some time ago a
partridge dashed into the thick look
out glass OF an engine on the Great
Eastern Railway near Ely and actu-
ally smashed it, while It is no unu-
sual thing In Cambridgeshire and
Norfolk for them to fly into railway
carriages. London Daily Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
FlEANE
S=aSSoEENHk

She-"Have you a copy of Prone
theus Bound?'" He-"No, ma'am;
but we can get It bound for you any
way you like. Minneapolis Trib-
une.
Let us at least give trolley cars
and automobiles the credit for max
ing us a very active race" remarked
the thoughtful tourist. - Chicago
Post.
Did / not love my neighbor
As myself I'd be a churl;
Because, you see, my neighbor
Is very pretty girl.
Philadelphia Ledger.
"Well!" he muttered, butting his
head on a landing as he fell down the
elevator shaft; 'as Mr.. Kipling would
say: That is another story. "--Har-
ward Lampoon.
Sunday-school Teacher - Now,
Tommy, can you tell me whose day
this is?" Tommy-"Yes'm m; it's
Bridget's. Della had last Sunday
outl utl''---Philadelphia Press.
Lady Maud-"Do you think it's
unlucky to be married on Friday, Sir
John?" Sir John confirmed bach
elor) Certainly. But why make
Friday an Punch.
Want any typewriter supplies?"
Asked the peddler Of that sort of fix.
lures.
mot to-day" the young business man
cries,
Shes just got pound box of mix
Philadelphia Press
Lady think you are the worst
looking tramp have ever SEEN"
Tramp-"Ma'am am, it's only in the
presence of such uncommon beauty
that looks so Scraps.
Country Deacon-"Our salary is
$500 per year, and we give you two
donation parties. How'll that suit
you?" Clergyman-"Call it $3.50
and leave off the donation parties. -
Puck.
Rawhide Rube-"What are these
here magazine guns, anyhow" Hair
trigger Hank-"Oh, s'pose they are
the weapons them editors have to
plug poets with. Chicago Daily
News.
Naybor-"Is that a new henhouse
you're building?" Mr.. Snappy--"No;
this is an old one I'm building to
take the place of the new one l tore
down last week. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Her Mother-"Look here, Ernie, 1
thought your father told you not to
encourage that young man?" Ernie
-"Oh, dear, mamma, that young
man doesn't need any encourage
ment. Chicago Daily News.
"Your husband met an accidental
death, did he not?" remarked the
new boarder. YES" replied the
landlady; poor John tried to cross
the street one day and was auto
cuted. Chicago Daily News
You don't realize that there are
other considerations in life than
money" said the censorious friend.
"Yes. do" answered Senator Sor-
ghum But whenever ] want any
thing done ! can't get the other fell
low to realize it. Washington Star.
Don't you feel kind of lonesome
since the legislature adjourned?"
We'll" answered the business man.
ITS a good deal with me as it was
with a man who had a pet lion that
got lost. feel little lonesome, but
not near so scared. - Washington
Star
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03

II is now the custom In New York
City. with few exceptions. for girls
TO attend the public schools without
wearing hats. On pleasant days there
u only ore hat 70 about txaa'y sizls,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03

A magnificent hospital. 10 be
known as the Ho Min Ling. has lust
been opened by the Governor of
Hong Kong, II was built al the dxr
pense OF Nine Wu Tinsfans, wife o<
the late Chinese Minister 70 th9
United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03

Till lately the mining regulations
OF Formosa strictly limited all min
ing operations to Japanese subjects;
no foreigners might participate. Now
any person, properly registered un-,
der the Japanese law. can work In
the mines.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
BLACK HAWKS TREASURE

Indian Riches Buriedin the "HaIfbreed Tracts
Recent Discovery Made by an Iowan-Solders
Pay Hidden by Order Of Gen. Zachary Taylor
Money Sent to Iowa Mysteriously Disappeared
in Transit. =: $: .: $: 8: -:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15

jestically by Hailen Mostyn, leaving
her lover, Harry Nereker (Melville
Stewart gazing sadly after the re-
ceding procession. He rescues her
from Boobhamba's palace. however,
in the second act, aided by E. u.
Breeze. a lawyer and promoter and
all around general villain and fairy
godmother rolled into one. Sam Collins
plays Breezy after his own inimrtable
methods and succeeds in getting the
audience to laugh every time he ap-
pears. Hallen Mostyn sings clever
topical song with the usual generous
number of encore verses. and Miss
Finlay's beautiful contralto is heard
to advantage in a love song called
Glow Eyes" which is very charming
Miss Elgie Bowen is pretty and grace
full as Peggy Sabine. a little Englisl
girl, and dances delightfully."- in spite
of her broken arm.
There is plenty of light. color and
action in 1.-THE Cingalee," and the sec
| ond act in particular is UNUSUAL!
strong
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15

better appreciated by the crowded gal
leries than the more classical selec-
lions.
The soloists were more than good.
They proved themselves artists. The
honorS OF the evening among the band
members We're divided between Prin-
cipa! Musician Clarence G Adams,
Chief Trumpeter Calvin Sims and Cor
netist John Sunberg The execution
and technique of Principal Adams, dis
played in his clarinet solo. is remark
able His superiority to other clarinet
soloists who have visited Walla Wal
la with big organizations was appar-
ent to the veriest tyro in music
The baritone solo by Trumpeter Sims
was magnificently done and the audi
ence evinced admiration through re-
peated recalls, which were generously
responded to
Every selection given by the band
was encored and the good natured ac-
quiesence of Bandmaster Osterman
won additional friends for the organ
ization
No more pleasing news could be Civ
en- those attending than that the con-
cert could be repeated-which is the
best compliment that can be given the
participants
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15

During the first act all the young
people are brought together in the
Devonshire village. Godfrey is fol
lowed thither by Rajah Bhong. an
aristocratic Indian prince who, is be-
ing pursued by an amorous "cage-au-
lait' princess from India, and among
other arrivals is Barry, a meddlesome
young officer, who brings about many
amusing complications, and is assisted
in doing SO by Sophie, vivacious mil
liner. After Nan discovers that GeOf-
frey. whom she has always loved, has
bestowed his affections on Majorie.
she attempts to bring them together,
and thus promote their happiness: but
her good attentions are thwarted for a
time by MISUNDERSTANDING arising
from tho young naval officer becoming
involved in a compromising situation.
The complications continue into the
second act. the scene Of which is bal
masque in Lor. lon. but they are event
ually Strengthened out to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned.
There are "a musical numbers in the
piece which might all be termed gems
On Tuesday evening the company
will present 1.-The Cingalee. Seat sale
commences tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
GEORGE THOMPSON ONE OF BEST

What the late J. K. Emmett was to
plays written in German dialect.
Chaurcey Olcott to the Irishing sing
ing play and Sam Barnard to the
musical comedy of Teutonic proclivi-
ties George Thompson, the clever
young Swedish singing and dancing
comedian engaged by Kennedy & Will
lard for "Yon Yonson," is to the Swed-
ish dialect plays. Erickson was clever
in Swedish roles. Gus Hegge was bet
tei. but MIR. Thompson. with his COM
bined gifts Of comedian, singer and
dnacer. has been pronounced greatest.
Mr.. Thompson was educated in Swe-
den and studied at the Conservatory in
Stockholm. He aspired to the operate
stage but having Won fame on the
continent and secured recognition as a
comedian he was induced to star under
the management of Kennedy & Willard
"Yon Yonson" will be seen here at the
keylor Grand for matinee and evening,
February 16.
"Yon Yonson.'' while a Swedish COM
edy drama. deals with American life
and adventures in a Minnesota lumber
camp. "Yon Yonson " the hero of the
play. is an awkward Swedish boy with
a rare tenor voice. the ability to dame
and an eternal smile coupled with a
disposition to assist anyone in trouble
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
ADJUSTMENTS
WAS RARE MUSICAL TREAT.

SO delighted with the splendid treat
afforded were those who attended the
concert given at the KeylOr Grand the
alter by the Fourteenth Cavalry band
last night that on every hand, as the
enthusiastic audience filed out after
the closing numebr, We're heard express
sions of the hope that the concert
would be repeated in the near future.
Nothing in the way Of a local enter
tainment has afforded so much. plea
sure to music lovers and few of the
road organizations have surpassed the
work of Bandmaster Osterman's play
ers. 1t was a great success from be
ginning to end and is worthy of repe-
tition without a single change in the
program, if that We're necessary.
The members of the band proved
themselves capable of handling the
heaviest and most technical scores and
displayed versatility in descriptive
work which captured the audience in
"A Trip to Coney Island" which was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
YOUNG MILDLY DOES WELL
Bernard Wills Of WalIa WalIa Takes
Hiqh Rank at Naval Academy.

Bernard Wills, the Walla Walla mid
shipman at the L. S. Naval academy
at Annapolis passed the recent semi
annual examinations with honor.
These are the first examinations he
has taken since entering the academy
and make him rank IS in a class of PAT
numbering the brightest young fellows
from every part of the country.
In a letter to a friend in this city he
gives his class rank in the various
branches he is taking as follows:
Mechanical drawing, 40; Mathematics,
IS: French. 104; English, 100; General
Efficiency. 35.
Besides being fine student the gar
den city lad promises to achieve dis
tinction in athlethics as well. He made
good in the "plebe" track team last
summer and will try for place in the
hurdles and broad jump in the "Acad-
envy" team during the coming spring.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
BILL PROVIDING TAAT A CITY
Continued from Page One.)

submission to the electors of the state
of amendments to the constitution con-
serning eminent domain and enlargeing
the public use of waters of the state:
h. b. 159. appropriating money for GER
tain deficiencies in maintenance to
state capitol building and preparing
same for converting of the tenth legis-
lature; s. b. AS. providing for system
of checking the accounts of various
county officers, and amending section
1897 of Ballinger's Annotated codes and
statutes of Washington. being section
404O of Pierce's Washington code, and
repeating all acts or parts of acts in
conflict: S. b. 140, relating to the
model training school departments of
Normal schools, authorized by section
$3.50 of Balinger's Annotated codes and
statutes of Washington, and providing
for the apportionment of funds there
for.
In the House.
These bills passed the house; h. b.
IL, to amend sections one. two, three,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
PRESCOTT TO HAVE MEETING.
Teachers From Many Schools to Con
vcne at Lively Little Town. =.

Prescott will be the scene Of a big
teachers meeting. Saturday, February
23. During the morning session the
principals association will meet apart
from the grade and rural teachers.
The afternoon session will be taken in
by both associations. The following
program has been arranged for the
principals association:
do children view the teacher as a
confidential friend. or one to be out
witted? How to secure the former and
avoid the latter" Mr.. Charles Deane,
principal Dixie schools.
Problems of Discipline" genera
discussion.
The program for the grade section
will be:
History" first and second grades,
Miss Bertha Brubaker.
History" third and fourth grades,
Miss Nettie Cannon.
History" fifth and sixht grades.
Miss Hester Soules.
General section: Address, Prof A.
W. Hendrick, Whitman college.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15

four, five, six and seven of an act en-
titled IAN act to provide the relief of
INDECENT Union and Mexican war SOL
diers, sailors and marines, and the
families of those deceased or INDECENT
and to defray funeral expenses" h. b.
81, relating to the prevention of pollu-
ton of public water supplies used for
domestic purposes; authorizing the
adoption and PRONUNCIATION by the state
board of health of orders, rules and re-
gulations for such purposes; provid-
ing for appeals to the superior court
giving jurisdiction in equity to the sup
crior court to enforce orders, rules and
regulations of said board: authorizing
the establishment and maintenance of
an experimental station and providing
penalties: h. b. 1872. to provide for the
assessment of the opera ting property
Of railroads: h. b. %, to provide syS-
! TEN of registration of births and deaths
and the method of reporting births and
| deaths, and for the issuance of per-
/
/ pOrtatiOn of bodies of deceased per-
sons, and fixing the penalty for the
, violation, and repeating all laws incOn-
! sistent:: h. b. 2O4. regulating the use
of county bridges by traction engines.
| In the senate. :. b. 1872. to prohibit
unauthorized performances or repre-
sensations of certain Grammatical and
| musical composition was defeated
In the house, h. b. 80. authorizing and
directing a numerical index of the re-
| cords of the offices of county auditors
! was defeated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
FORAKER'S HUMILIATION.

The senate investigating committee
is beginning to understand that there
is a conspiracy Of silence" among the
soldiers of the Twenty fifth infantry
whom President Roosevelt discharged
without honor. 1t is beginning To hear
with its own ears what has been re-
peatedly proved by all the investlga =
tons set on foot by the president. Ine
comrades OF the men who shot up
Brownsville have become deliberate
accomplices after the fact-if, indeed,
they were not privy to the intention
of the murderers to commit the
crimes.
This belated discovery of the inves-
tigating committee furnishes all the
justification necessary for the presi
dents action and leaves Senator Fora
ker in the air. 1t fOreshadoWs the
complete failure of that exalted pat
riots attempt 10 discreCit tne presi-
dent.
Unfortunately, however, he will prob
ably be successful in his main design
that of securing credit among the
ignorant and uniformed negroes o!
his state for defending their race from
an unjust attack. Beyond question he
will have accumulated certain
amount of political capital Of that sort
when all is said. But there are enough
intelligent and thinking people in the
state of Ohio who will see through his
pretense of knightly championship, tC
more than offset any such advantage
he may have gained by his hypocriti-
cal attack on the president
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15

years ago in London. where it became
Augustin DAILY state felt warranted in
importing it to this country. Produc-
ed in Days theater, New York, three
years ago last September, under the
personal direction of Mr. ]. c. Duff. it
duplicated the success made by it
abroad. In all the cities in which it
has been since then it aroused the en-
thusiasm of the audiences witnessing
it. The reasons for the favor it en-
joys are SO many that its popularity
is not at all surprising. James T. Tan
ner wrote the libretto and Lionel
Monckton composed the music. and the
book and the score are as meritorious
in their way as was the Wora. OF
these skilled collaborators in their
earlier productions, The Geisha" and
San Toy two of the most pleasing
musical comedies staged during the
past decade.
In the story Mr.. Tanner has agreea-
bly, blended romance and humor, and
in Nan. a country girl living among
the Dcvonshire hills, who generousl,
sacrifices herself in the interests OF tie
man she loves. he has created a very
| charming character. She is not the
only country born maid implicated i'll
the action, for MajOrie, having be-
come unknown to her village friends
a famous actress in London. returns
| TO the scenes of her childhood, dons
| the garb of rustic lass and proceeds
to enjoy the simplicities of life among
! her native surroundings. In the game
of hearts an important part is played
by the village squire'S son. Geoffry
who has been in love with Majore
since they We're playmates. and who
after having lost his fortune, enlisted
in the navy and went to foreign parts
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
Lieut.. Burbank Says Dozens o.
Officers are B|ganlsts
DECLARES he Was BlACkEA|lED
ARMY OFFICER RELEASED FROM
PRISON PROMISES sENsA.
TIONAl THINGS.

I.EAVENWORT Kan. Feb ID
, Ex-Lieutenant Sidney S. Burbank was
released from the federal penitentiar>
here, after serving nearly Is months.
Burbank talked with an Associated
I Press representative after he left the
prison and took occasion to CRITICS.
the officers responsible for his convic-
declared, make statement regarding
his case, that would cause a sensation
in army circles.
Proved Mode, Prisoner.
Burbank, while in the peniten.iary
here. proved model prisoner. He
comes of a military family. his father
and grandfather both having served in
the United States infantry. His en-
gagement in 1902 to prominent young
society woman of Leavenworth preci-
plated a suit of his Filipino wife. Mrs.
Conception Vasquez of Valladolid. De-
cidental Negros. who formally filed
her claims with the war department,
to prevent the coming marriage of
Filipino Woman SUES. 81
Two years ago Burbank returned tn
the Philippines with his regiment.
Shortly after mis- arrival the Filipino
woman filed an action against him in
the civil courts for abandonment and
non-support. She finally was granted
separation, but not a divorce, and
Burbank was ordered to pay her 50
a month almony for TIE support of
their child. Later Burbank was trieu
by cOurtmartial and convicted of m
beZzling company funds and of colt
duct unbecouling an officer and gen
tle:lan
Promises Sensation.
Burbank today asserted that he haS
been the victim of a conspiracy and
was convicted because he lacked in
!uence
There are dozens of army officers
who are living with these Filipino wo-
men," declared he, but they are for
tunatc to escape the clutches of the
blackmailers. I fell into their grasp"
Burbank declared that in short time
he would tell everything that he knows
about the case and that. when he does
1t will cause one of the greatest SEN
sations in army affairs in recent.
years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-15
1.-THE CtNGALEE."

In commenting on the merits OF
The Cingalee." which is to appear at
the Keylor Grand in this city next
Tuesday evening the Saint Paul Pi.
oneer has the following:
There seems TO be little choice be
tween the attractions of THE Cinga-
lee" and The Country Girl" now be-
ing presented at the Metropolitan by
the Augustin DAILY musical company
The audience for The Cingalee" play
ed last night. was just as much anus
ed and interested as the one which
so heartily applauded The Country
Girl" of the night before. Both con-
tain c.,arn1ngly nlelodious music and
both are handsomely mounted. but
The Country Girl is probably the
funnier. while The Cingalee" is I'M
doubtedly the prettier. The scenic eff
fects in the second act in particular
are exceedingly beautiful and the
splendid lighting effects and the rich
costuming make up series Of most
a!luringly colored pictures.
The scene of The Cingalee" is laid
in the beautiful island of Ceylon, and
the plot concerns little native girl
who has been married at the age of 4
to a great noble of the island, but
who loves and is loved by an English
tea planter who is determined that he
will prevent the rival from claiming
her. There is dramatic scene at the
close Of the first act where Nanoya
Miss Genevieve Finlay) is forced to
SO away with Boobhamba. played ma