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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
SHOT FIRED AT EDITOR.
Inspector OF Police Objects To Crit
icisms Published.

New Orleans, La. Especially Ed
ward S. Whitaker, inspector of police
entered the Office of the Morning
World here and fred two shots at
Joseph NJ. Leveque, the editor.
Neither shot took effect.
The shooting followed several at
tacks upon Whitaker In the editor
ial and news columns of the World.
The head of the New Orleans Police
Department was criticised for "at-
tending the races daily while draw
ing a salary of $4,000 a year from
the people," and was referred to as
a "blackguard and a bully"
Whitaker, accompanied by several
detectives, entered the editorial
rooms of the World shortly after G
o'clock and the Inspector started for
Leveque, who was talking at the time
to young woman reporter. Blows
were exchanged and 1t was then that
Whitaker drew a large caliber re-
volyer and fired twice.
Accounts of the shooting vary. but
according to eyewitnesses one of sew
eral reporters who rushed to the edi-
tors aid struck the Police INSPECTOR
arm and caused the shots to go wild.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Foreign

Chancellor Won Buelow, in the
Prussian Diet, declared that If the
germanization of Poland was to con-
tinue the bill authorizing the gov
ernment to enforce sale to the Settle
ment Commission OF Lands in Prus-
sian Poland held by Poles must be
adopted.
The body of a widow. Marie
Kruetza, of Silesia, was found in a
forest near Bremen and the police
suspect Henry Haas, of Cleveland,
o., who is now on a steamer en- route
TO South America, of having knowl-
edge of the murder.
BY vote of 277 to EOS the French
Chamber of Deputies decided to place
the income tax measure in the first
place on the parliamentary program.
The Court of Common Council in
London considered the question of
the American meat trust acquiring
control of the London meat market.
Formal opening OF the first swed-
ish Parliament under the reign of
King Gustav took place In Stockholm.
John Redmond was reelected chair
man Of the Irish partys forces in
Parliament for the coming session.
The new German cruiser scharn-
horst ran aground near Buelk and
was badly damaged.
English statesmen are disturbed
over Japan's political and financial
/ future.
General Stoessel protested direct
to the Gear against the exclusion of
witnesses for his defense.
Women suffragists created another
scene at the residence OF the Pre-
mier OF England In London.
During the year 1907 Frances i'm
ports amounted to s1.209,529, 500,
AN increase over the preceding year
of $S4,O93, 400. Her exports amount
ed to s1.10S.406,000, an increase
of $55,O64,6OO.
| The Japanese occupation OF the
Chentao district in Manchuria and the
annexation thereof by Korea has at
tracted attention in st. Petersburg.
United States Ambassador Girls.
com presented the King OF Italy with
some new American gold coins sent
by President Roosevelt.
The Haytian government has de.
clared the ports OF Gonaives and St
Marc. which are occupied by insur.
gents. to be blockaded.
The Allan Steamship Company Il
arranging for new steamship ser.
vice beteween Canada and France.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
INCENsED AT PREACHER.
He Called The Girls "A Flock OF
CacIIling Parrots"

Tekonsha Especially. - The men,
bers of the Presbyterian Church of
this town have for some months been
growing restive under the criticism
of their pastor, Rev. William McPhet-
ers. The latter has been accustomed
to speak plainly from the pulpit what
was In his mind, and several times
demands by the more hot-headed OF
the church have been restrained by
the cooler ones. The last straw came
on Sunday, when in the course of his
sermon he referred to the young
ladies of the congregation as "a flock
of cackling parrots"
This was too much, and a meeting
of the congregation was called at
which MIR. McPheters was dismissed.
He at one time was In the pulpit OF
large Washington Cd. c. church.
His personal appearance and oratori-
cal powers at once gained for him
the sobrlquet of a Second Henry
Ward Beecher," and people came
many miles TO hear him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
FRANCE AND SPAIN FIRM.
VIII Hold Morocco Strictly To Terms
OF Agreement.

Paris (By Cable) Foreign Minis
ter Pichon, who has just returned
here from Madrid, is authority for
the statement that there is perfect
accord between France and Spain re-
garding Morocco.
THE Algeciras act will remain in
force" M. Pichon said. France un-
dertook certain obligations which no
change in Morocco can modify, and
Morocco undertook certain obliga-
tions to Europe which no transforma-
tion at the Sherifian court can alter. :"
Continuing, the foreign minister
reiterated that France would continue
Loyalty to observe the Algeciras agree
ment and limit her action to insuring
the security of Europeans and main
tanning order in the forts of Moroc-
co and along the Algerian frontier.
Advices received by the govern
ment from Morocco indicate that the
proclamation of Mulai Hafid as sui
tan has had little effect in the
Chaouia region, where the work of
pacification con t nj S. General
D'Amade, commander of the French
forces in Morocco, arrived at Settat,
at the head of column of troops.
At the request of Foreign Minister
Pichon the Interpolation of M.
Jaures, the Socialist leader in the
Chamber of Deputies, regarding Mo-
rocco has been postponed until Janu-
ary "a.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Fan OF The Master Builder.
MISSION or THE BIG
FLEET IS REVEALED
RoOSeVelt'S Message to President
of Brazil.

Washington (Specia) Something
more than the usual degree of Inn
portance attaches to the felicitous ex
changes between the Presidents oi
America and Brazil over the visit Of
Admiral Evans fleet to Rio, owing
to the significant expression used by
President Roosevelt in accounting
for the mission of the battleship fleet
The correspondence by cable, just
made public, follows:
From President Penna:
"Petropolis, January IA, 1908.
President Theodore Roosevelt
Washington:
This afternoon l had the great
pleasure of receiving and becoming
personally acquainted with the ad'
mirals and captains of the American
fleet en- route to the Pacific Ocean
Il congratulate you on the sue
cessful arrival of so powerful and
well-drilled fleet at Rio de Janeiro
and / take keen pleasure in inform
ing you that the people of our capi'
tai spontaneously and enthuslastical'
ly Joined the Brazilian naval authori
ties from the very first movement ir
demonstrations of fraternity anc
friendship toward the American sailor:
and the great republic of the North
for whose glory all Brazil utters the
most cordial wishes.
(Signed) ALFONSO PENNA,
president of Brazil
President Roosevelt's reply:
"Tho White House, Washington
January Is, 1908.
President Alfonso Penna, Rio dc
Janeiro:
81 thank you for the kind message
which you were so good as to send
me upon the arrival of the American
fleet at Rio. 1t has given me, and
will give to the American people, the
liveliest satisfaction. We are all
very sensible of the courtesy and dis.
tinguished hospitality with which the
government and people of Brazil
have received our officers and sailors
The warships of America exist fol
no other purpose than to protecl
peace against possible aggression anc
justice against possible oppression
AS between the United States and
Brazil these ships are not men-of-war
but are messengers of friendship and
good will commissioned to celebrate
with you the long continued and nev.
er-to- -be-broken amity and mutua
helpfulness of the two great repub
lies. (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Live Stock.

New York.-Beeves-R receipts, l.
957. No trading; feeling steady.
Exports were S.400 quarters of beef.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep In light
supply and 25c. higher; yearlings
firm; prime and choice lambs full
steady, others less active and gem
orally shade easier. Sheep sold at
4.50@5.50 per 100 pounds; year
lings, $50; medium to choice lambs,
7.50QS.121s
Chicago. - Cattle--Market steady
to strong; steers. 5000 6.35; cows,
2.75 4.50; heifers, 2.50@ 5.25;
bulls. 2.86 @4.25; calves, 800 q 7.35;
stockers and feeders, 2.40@4 4.40.
Market steady to &C. high
er. Choice heavy shipping, 4.500
4.60; butchers. 4.5004.60; light
mixed, 4.30@4.40; choice light.
4.45@4.55; pigs, 4.00@ 4.55 bulk
of sales at 4.404 $50.
Sheep Market strong to 10c.
higher; sheep, 4.00Qb.10; lambs,
5.75@7.40; yearlings. 400 006.3b.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
FINANCIAL

Jones & Laughlin once more deny
that United States Steel is going to
buy them out.
A Midvale Steel Company director
says the 1907 output exceeded that
of 1906, but definite figures are not
issued.
Brokers are almost unanimous in
their belief that short covering has
caused most of the recent rally in
stock prices.
William M. Bayard, a floor broker
on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange,
has been suspended for six months
"for actions detrimental to the in
terests OK the exchange"
Pennsylvania and New York Cen
trnl were the market leaders. Cen
trail rose over per cent. and got
above par, for the first time In. long
while, and Pennsylvania was up near
ly 2 per cent. to 116lA.
The Pennsylvania has reduced all
track labor on the whole system to
forty hours per week. All shop
hands have also been cut TO forty
hours per week. The track hands
and the shop hands have been work
ing recently about an average of nine
hours per day.
II was said that the strength in
New York Central was due to calline
of stock which had been lent for a
long time past. This forced cover
ing of shorts In a narrow market
The squeeze is likely to be followed
by the delivery of that stock as II
was sold long ago.
New York trust company deposits
prior to the panic were nearly -four
times as large as TRUST company de-
posits In Philadelphia, but New York
companies lost 1858, 100000 Of de.
posits at that time, while Philadel.
phia trust companies only lost $685.
100000 between May and December
A despatch from Pittsburg says
that iron bar prices are lower than
they have been In several years. and
sales have been made as low as S1.35
per hundred pounds. Many of the
large producers have been endeavor-
ing to maintain prices at s1.4o. but
there has been considerable under
selling
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
FIERCE BATTLE
WITH THE MOORs
Three French Officers Among the
Wounded.
FEARLESS AND DESPERATE NATIVES.
They Return Repeatedly to the Battle.
and After Once Being Routed They
Attack the French From Three Sides
"A Column of the Moors Command
ed by Mulai Rachid.

Tangier (By Cable) News has
reached here of a terrific 10-hour en-
gagement in ravine near Settat be-
tween a French column under the
command of General D'Amade and a
column commanded by Mulai Rachid,
one of the chiefs of Mulai Hafid 8
forces. The French gained splen-
did victory in the face of heavy odds,
succeeding in dispensing the enemy
and occupying Settat. Twenty of the
French soldiers we're wounded. but
many of the Arabs we're killed The
latter not only offered dogged and
fearless defense, but returned repeat
edly TO the battle after they had been
routed and attacked the French from
three sides.
In the later hours of the fighting
Mulai Rachid's column was sudden
ly reinforced by the powerful chaouia
tribe, which figured in the massacres
at Casblanca and which had arriv-
ed from the mountains at the very
moment when Mulai Rachid was
about to retreat.
Under the combined charge of the
now-confident Moors, the French not
only held their ground, but steadily
threw back the enemy, driving them
eventually in mad haste to the hills.
The engagement between the French
and the Moors followed immediate
ly upon 25-hour march of General
D'Amade's column, and under these
trying circumstances the French
forces are considered to have shown
more than ordinary stamina and brav-
cry. The French wounded include
three officers.
After destroying the camp of the
enemy at Settat, General D'Amadc
pushed forward and occupied Kasbah
Ber Rohid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
THREE PERSONS KILLED
AND MANY HURT
Factory Fire Causes Panic Among
Girls.
ONE GIRL BROKE HER NECK.
One Of the Victims Was Caught in the
Burning Building, While the Others
Jumped From Fire Escape-The
Injured Leaped to the Ground After
Having Been Badly Burned.

Scranton, Pa. Especially. - Three
girls we're killed. 10 seriously injured
and a score or more slightly hurt at
fire in the Imperial Knitting Com
pany's Mill, in Dix Court, in the cen
tral part of the city. The dead are:
Marie Buckley, aged 10 years, neck
broken by jumping from third-story
window.
Catharine Grimth, aged 20 years,
skull fractured by jumping from win
dow; died in hospital.
Jennie Ratchford, aged 22 years,
both arms and legs broken and in
ternally injured by jumping from
window; died in hospital.
Eighty-fve girls were at work on
the third floor when a fire broke out
on the ground floor, where were men
vanishing furniture. II quickly as
cended the elevator shaft and drove
the girls panic-stricken to the win
dow opening on the fire escape. The
girls on the upper part of the fire
escape crowded those in front, With
the flames enveloping them half of
them Jumped from the third floor be-
fore the firemen arrived.
mere was only one exit, narrow
hallway besides the fire escape, and
this hallway was cut off by the fire
and smoke. The fact that many of
the girls tainted further blocked the
narrow fire escape and added 10 the
difficulty of rescue. Some of the in
jured girls deny that they jumped,
alleging that they we're pushed over
the railing by other girls.
The whole interior of the building
was eaten out by the flames, caus-
ing loss of $4,000 most of which
falls on the underwear company.
The most seriously injured are
Kathryn Manosky, aged Is years;
Anna Ryan. aged 22 years; Florence
Watros, aged 10 years and Ernestine
Kohn. These girls Jumped from the
third floor and received internal in
juries and broken limbs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
BOY Attempts suIcidc.

Cleveland, o. Especially While
Jail attaches were preparing to re,
lease him and send him homo, Ed.
ward Doyle, OF Pittshurg. II years
old. attempted suicide. The boy was
unconscious when cut down. He
tried to hang himself with his sus.
penders. He was picked up on the
street two weeks ago, begging Hc
refused to tell where his home was
Saturday word was received from
John Doyle, of Pittsburg, that the
boy was his son. The lad will be
sent to Pittsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Is Now Up To Japan.

Mr.. Miyaoka, counselor and charge
d'affaires of the Japanese Embassy,
was in consultation with Secretary
Root for sometime. He stated af-
terward that the problem of japanese
immigration to the United States had
been solved so far as this government
was concerned, he thought, in that
the United States had indicated to
Japan its desire to exclude Japanese
laborers, and japan had agreed to
stop or limit as far as possible their
migration to this country. How this
can be done remains for japan to
work out, he said. but the limitation
or denial Of passports will doubtless
ly prove most effective. He was not
in a position to say whether this
limitation would be applied to per-
sons migrating to Canada or Mexico.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Wholesale Markets.

baltimore, d.-Flour-Quiet ana
unchanged; receipts, 6,364; exports,
S,0O7.
Whea t-Firmer; spot, contract,
1.O3% d1.04; spot, No. red West
rn,1.O6A Q1.06h; January, LOB u
01.O4; February, LOS u q 1.051s;
March, 1.O7A @1.O71e; May,
1.10h; steamer, No. 2 red, 9sA q
991h; receipts, 14,402; exports, s.
600; Southern, on grade, 99W
Corn-Firmer; old spot, mixed.
65 q 066; new spot, mixed, 64% a
65 old No. 2 white, 65 u a sc;
January, 64% @65; February, 63%
0637s; March. 64664A; steamer.
mixed, COZ @61; receipts, 62,746;
exports. S6,214; new Southern white
corn, GIN a 65H; new Southern yell
low corn, 61% q @65%
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, Sc II "a
571s; No. 3 white, 54@56h; No.
2 mixed, 546541h; receipts, 1895.
Butte Firm and unchanged;
fancy imitation, 24@25; fancy
creamery. 81; fancy ladle, 22@2S
store packed, 1601S.
Eggs-Steady and unchanged, 2S
G29.
Chees e-Firm and unchanged;
large, 141a; fats, 14A; small,
IAN.
New York.-Wheat-R Receipts, So.
600; exports. 100000; spot, firm;
No. red, 1.072s elevators No. 2
red, loss f. o. b., adoat; No. !
Northern Duluth, 1.249s t. o. b.,
afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 1.1S% f.
o. b., afloat.
Corn-Receipts, 44,O75; exports.
LOO; spot, steady; No. 2, rs NOM
inal, elevator, and 6S1h f. o. b.,
afloat; No. white, 60, and No. 2
yellow. nominal, f. o. b., ahoat.
oats Receipts, 76,500; spot,
quiet; mixed, 26 to S2 pounds, SO ";
natural white, 26 to 32 pounds, 541s
@561s; clipped, white, 32 to 40
pounds, 55 " q So.
Rye--Firm.
y-Alive, easy; Western
chickens, ~; fowls, 13; turkeys, IA;
dressed, firm; Western chickens, 13
020; turkeys, 16@17; fowls, 100
131e.
Butter-Firm; creamery specials.
81; extras, 80 "; thirds to firsts. 21
930; held, second to special, 2S@
2s.
Eggs - Easy; State, Pennsylvania
and nearby, fancy, selected. white,
36@3S; good to choice, 500 35;
brown and mixed fancy 500 SO;
firsts, 2S@29; Western and South
ern, first, 27h; seconds, 26Q27
Philadelphia. - Butter firm, good
demand extra Western creamery,
32c.; do, nearby prints, "a.
Eggs weak and 1c. lower; Penn
sylvania and other nearby firsts, FREQ
cases, zoe. at mark; do, current re-
ceipts, in returnable cases, 2S OF
mark; Western choice. free cases,
20 at mark; do, fair to good, free
cases, 81 a 2S at mark.
Cheese firm fair demand; New
York, full creams. choice, 15% a
16c; do, fair to good, 15@151s.
Live poultry easier; fowls, 11@
13c.; old roosters, 9Q91a; spring
chickens, 11Q12M; ducks, 1S@
131s; geese, 100 lS; turkeys, lao
15
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
RniIer Gets Chairmanship.

Senator Bailey (Texas), who has
been a minority member of the Sen
ate since 1901, has at last reached
the dignity of a chairmanship, which
honor carries with 1t not only room,
but authority to employ a clerk and
messenger. He has just been ap-
pointed chairman of the Committee
on the Disposition of Useless Paper
in the Executive Departments, place
made vacant by the death of the late
Senator Pettus, of Alabama. II is
one of the few unimportant commit
tees, the chairmanship of which Is
assigned to the minority.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Kined In A Pitched RnttIe.

Chicago Especially Two men were
killed. one policeman was wounded
and several workingmen were injur-
ed IN pitched battle, between three
policemen and thirty Hungarian rail-
road laborers at Gary, Ind. Guns
and reyolvers were fired and knives
thrown. but though they were out
numbered ten to one the policemen
made seven arrests and stood their
ground until reinforcement arrived,
when thirteen more men were captur-
ed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
sNoWBALLs SAVE TOWN.
Used To Extinguish A Fire And Pre-.
vent Explosion.

Johnstown, Pa. (Special) Prob
ably the most remarkable manner of
extinguishing fire occurred at Bos-
well, a mining town near here, when
hundreds Of men, women and girls
saved the town from destruction by
throwing snowballs. The town has
no fire department and water is
scarce.
The flames had gained much head
way, and a building in which was
stored sufficient powder to blow up
the village was threatened. AS a
last resource practically the entire
population began throwing thousands
Of snowballs, made from soft, wet
snow, and after a time prevented the
explosion and confined the flames TO
half dozen buildings.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
EXODUS or Inmlaronts

New York (special) The rush Of
emigrants to return to Europe keeps
up. and the figures for January will
show an enormous increase over the
same month last year. Already in
IL days 30,056 steerage passengers
have left New York, as against OATS
last year. During the same period
this year only 7,138 steeraGe passen-
gers have arrived at this port. The
increase in eastbound steerage tavel
so far this month is 210 per cent,
and the outward flow is greater by
800 per cent. than the incoming.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
PresIdent Entertalns DipIomats.

The annual state dinner in honor
Of the Diplomatic Corps was given
at the White House by the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. There were
about 80 guests and included, De-
sides the Diplomatic Corps, Secretary
of State and Mrs Root, Represents
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, Miss
Carow and others.
The dinner was given in the state
dining-room and the silver service
was used. The decorations we're or
chids. Roman hyacinths and white
carnations. Mrs. Roosevelt's gown
was blue brocade, with a lace bertha.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Gives Up His Pension.

Milwaukee, Wis. Especially Emil
e. Mittag, OF Everett, Wash. has
written letter to Pension Agent Coe
Informing him that he will no longer
draw S8 a month pension which he
had been drawing from the govern
ment. He says: God has conyinc-
ed me TO stop drawing the pension, .
becasue he was not entitled to II,
having himself shot of the two An
gers Of his right hand 10 escape serv-
ice. Mr.. Mittag was member OF
the One Hundred and Sixteenth Coast
Artillery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Three Boys Drowned.

Newark, n. J. Especially Three
boys we're drowned and another had
a narrow escape from death while
trying 70 cross Kirsohghessners Pond,
on Nineteenth Street, on the ice.
The ice gave way under the boys
weight whore the water In the pond
is deepest and the little fellows were
submerged. Three went under the
ice and were drowned. The victims
were Gustave Hartman. years old;
Louis Hartman, years old, and Leo
Smith, 10 years old The boy who
wrs rescued 70 Edward Rowle, 10
years cid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
TRIs AND TAAT.

The Horseshoers' Union OF Denver
has started school of farriery.
Cabbages In Cuba grow TO such
size that single head often weighs
20 pounds.
The crushers of the Edison cement
works at Stewartstown, n. j., can
crush a six-ton stone.
Pitch pine, which has been con.
sidered almost worthless, Is now In
demand for cranberry barrels.
Germany does not permit dentists
TO style themselves American" al
is the custom all over Europe