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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE

Pullman's 1904 cars in use are val
ued at S74,000,00O.
Copper metal was reduced an
eighth of a cent a pound.
Arizona Coppers output last
month was 2,S52,000 pounds.
This country is exporting about
$4,000 tons of copper monthly.
The Reading declared its regular
semi-annual dividend of per cent.
on the common stock.
The Boston & Maine will issue
S11,7O0,OO0 of twenty-year or 4 "
per cent. bonds for refunding pur-
poses.
For the first week of December
twelve out of fifteen roads reporting
their gross earnings weekly show in
creases over year ago,
A stock market rumor, but not
confirmed, was that the Hill roads
have captured the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas.
According to the Director of the
United States Mint the world last
year produced gold worth S410,555,-
900 and silver worth 1922, 200, 200.
President Knox, of the Montana
Tonopah Company, says the situation
IN bne lOnOpdn ulsAilCl - Dtltcl
than 1t has been for a long while.
His own mill is busy, and the ores
are returning quite good values.
"CheaD money" said John w
Sparks. combined with the fact that
good many traders have made
some money In the past few months
will encourage the buying OF stocks
more than anything else would do
4
A broker who has figured II all out
on the map, says Mr.. Hartman mus
get control OF the Chicago G. Altor
and the Toledo &c Southwestern II
order to hitch up properly his Pa
| cific systems, which he Is now acquir
ing, namely New York Central ant
Baltimore & Ohio.
Steel mills received the Penuyl
vania's order for 135.500 tons o
steel rails, details of which were Civ
en- few days ago. United State
Steel gets 62,500 tons, Cambria an,
| Pennsylvania each 25,000 tons. Lack
awanna 1900 tcas, and BetheIehen
10000 tons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Contrasting Features In Foreign
Trade OF United States.

Washington, D. c. Especially -
Lower prices for imports and higher
prices for exports were Characteristic
of the foreign trade of the United
States at the end of the fiscal year
1908, according to a preliminary bull
letin of the Bureau of Statistics
This deduction, it is said, applies
especially to manufacturers materi-
ais imported and foodstuffs exported.
In manufacturers materials, whether
raw or partly manufactured, the
average prices for the year We're ma
terially lower than for the preceding
year and were also much lower at
the end of the fiscal year than at
the beginning of the year. To this
falling off in prices is due the de-
cline in the total value Of imports,
though in many cases there was
shown to have been an actual decline
in quantity.
Regarding foodstuffs, the bulletin
/ says they do not as rule, share
| in the decline in values, either as
| TO imports or exports, suffered by
| manufacturers materials.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
.LYECHrO BY MOB
FOR KILLING GIRL
White Man Taken From Jail and
Hanged When He Confessed.

Monticello. Ky. Especially Elmer
Hill, white man. charged with as
saulting and numbering 1S-year-old
Mamie Womack, near Russell Spring,
was taken from local jail by an
armed mob, and after confessing the
crime, was hanged 10 a tree.
A we'll organized mob of 26 Rus
sell County men came quietly into
town on foot about midnight and
went at once to the Jail. Jailer
Ramsey awoke to find himself COW
cred By six revolvers. The leader
told him they did not want to make
any disturbance, but came after Hill,
and we're going to have him. Ram
sey surrendered his prisoner to them.
Hill at first denied his guilt The
leader of the mob said:
How came that blood on your
cap and hands when you were cap
tured?"
Hill made no reply.
The leader continued. ELMER
Hill, we have got you; you know
you killed the girl, and your life Will
pay the penalty; you deny killing
the girl; 1t matters not to US wheth-
er you confess or not, but If you
don't you will die with a lie In your
throat, and you only have 10 min
utes to live. Did you kill herr"
Eyes, boys, l did kill her." re-
piled Hill.
'How did you kill herr"
'I met her on the road coming
from school, tied bandanna around
her neck and strangled her, then
took her out in the woods and killed
her"
Shouts of Hang him! Hang
him!" arose from the mob, and one
man placed a gun at the trembling
murderer's head, but was prevented
from shooting him.
Hill was told to pray, but said ne
could not. They told him he coult
say ooh Lord, have mercy on me,
murderer" But he dropped his heaC
and uttered no word. He was the1
placed behind a man on a mule ant
all proceeded in the direction of Rus
sell County.
His body was found hanging to
tree about two miles out of james
town, 20 miles from Monticello.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
BLAZING SCHOOL BUILDING.
Six Hundred Children Escape Injury
Money Loss, 100000.

Altoona, Pa. Especially. - A fire
which threatened the destruction of
Altoona High School building, erect
ed at a cost of $75O,O0O a few years
ago, started at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
while 600 pupils were busy with their
studies.
AS soon as it was discovered the
bell for fire drill was sounded, and
the pupils, thinking it was merely
another drill, calmly formed in line
and marched out of the building.
The school was cleared practically
before the arrival of the first fire
company, which came from only two
blocks away.
Within five minutes the building
was filled with dense smoke, and
had the children remained that long
many, it is believed, would have
been suffocated. The fire started in
the lumber room underneath the au-
ditorium, probably from the heat
ing pipes, and worked its way be-
tween the partitions to the third
floor.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
Several valuable paintings were de-
stroyed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
CAPITOL GNAFTERS
EACH GET TWO YEARS
SaHdsrSon, Mathues, Shumaker and
Snyder Also Fined $500.
STATE LEADERS FACING PRISON.
Contractor Sanderson, Former State
Auditor Snyder, Former State Treas
urer Mathues and Ex-Superintendent
of Buildings Shumaker Gets Two
Years in Penitvntiary.

Harrisburg Especially Two years
Imprisonment and a fine of $500,
the maximum penalty, was the SEN
tenoe meted out by Judge Kunkel
in the Dauphin County Court to each
of the four men who were convicted
of defrauding the State in connec-
ton with the furnishing of the Cap
itol building in this city.
Immediately after sentence was
pronounced the defendants were re-
manded to the custody of the sheriff
and taken to side room pending
application for a supersedeas, which
was made in the Superior Court at
Philadelphia after notice of the SEN
tence here was given. As soon as
It is granted the defendants Will Of
fer bail pending appeal to the Su-
perior Court.
The four defendants are John H.
Sanderson, Philadelphia, contractor
for the furniture; James M. Shuma-
ker, Johnstown, superintendent OF the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings at the time the contract for
furniture was let William P. Snyder,
Spring City, and William L. Matthews,
Media, respectively, Auditor General
and State Treasurer during the oper-
alton of the contract, and by virtue
of their positions members of the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
| ings.
The men were convicted Of de-
| frauding the State out of $19,3OS
| in contract for wooden furniture.
other charges involved large sums
in the aggregate. They were tried
last spring. and last week they were
refused a new trial.
The men convicted we're tried a
second time and acquitted of a charge
of defrauding the State in metal
| furniture contract
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
VENEZUELA 10 MAKE
WAR ON THE DUTCH
Head Of Government Meets kggres-
sion With Defiance.
THE SPOKESMAN WARNS POWERS.
Says Hollands Action May Prevent
Payment of lndemnities = Spirit
of Revolt RACES = Holland Re-
ioicing Over Uprising In Cara
cas-

Washington, D. G. (speciaD -
Venezuela has declared state Of
war, according to advices received at
the State Department This news is
contained in the dispatch from Sec
retary Paxton Hibbin, secretary OF the
American legation at Bogota, Colom-
bia, He states that the Colombian
minister of foreign affairs has re-
ceived the following telegram from
Caracas:
"In view of the blockade estab-
lished and the capture by the block
ade of Venezuelan vessel, the head
of the government at Venezuela, al
ter assuming extraordinary power Tor
the defense of the country, has de-
clared state of war"
Officials of the State Department
are somewhat in quandary as TO
whether the dispatch means That
Venezuela has declared war against
Holland or has merely proclaimed a
state of internal warfare. In view
of the fact that specific reference
is made to the capture of the Ven
ezuelan vessel and the blockade by
Holland they are inclined to believe
that it means a declaration against
Holland.
Conflicting Stories.
Willemstad, Curacao Especially =
Conflicting stories were received from
Caracas regarding the uprising
against President Castro.
One report says that the declara'
ton of martial law has had the ef-
feet of curbing the people, while later
reports say that the revolutionary
forces are actively, though quietly
at work, and that the present calm
is but the forerunner to demon
stration that will sweep Castro from
power.
The people of Curacao expect WORD
of the overthrow of the Venezuelan
government at any moment. To in
sure such a result they are urging
the Dutch demonstration against Ven
ezuela be increased in severity, as Il
is the commercial stagnation that ha!
followed the demonstration that hal
aroused the Venezuelans.
Caracas is badly crippled as thu
result of the rioting that took place
the first half of the week. Score
of citizens who were known to D.
friends of Castro have fed to th'
interior for safety.
Holland Rejoicing.
The Hague Especially. - All Hol
land is rejoicing over the stories o
the uprising of the people OF Vene
zuela against Castro.
The members of the foreign ofiic
say the present situation is just wha
: they expected and to bring abou
- when they started the campaign G
l reprisals against Venezuela.
! The foreign office believes Castro
power has been broken and that IN
people will force his abdication be
fore long.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
$4,000 DIE BY ACCIDENT.
Millions Injured Annually, Says Bu-
reau OF Labor.

Washington, D. C. Especially -
Between 10000 and $4,000 deaths
and two million injured is the acci-
dent record in the United States
during the past year among working
men, according to a bulletin on accl.
dents just issued by the Bureau Oh
Labor.
The bulletin declares that much
that could be done for the protection
of the working man is neglected
though many and far-reaching i'm
provements have been introduced in
factory practice during the last dec
ade. 1t is pointed out that the pos
sibilities for accident prevention
have been clearly demonstrated in
the experience of foreign countries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
oreign

Sir Max Wachter, who is touring
European capitals advocating the
abolition of emperors and kings and
the formation of the United States of
Europe, was received by Nj. Pichon,
French minister of foreign affairs.
Three japanese plumage hunters,
marooned on Lee Hermes Islands, in
the Pacific, for three months, were
rescued in a starving condition by
the Commercial Pacific Gable Com
pany's schooner Flaurence Ward.
A former Portuguese detective i'm
plcated in the plot resulting in the
assassination last February of King
Carlos and his son, the Grown Prince,
was arrested after attempting sui
eide.
Great Britain has not rendered her
good Offices to compose the diner-
ences between Brazil and Argentina
arising from the activity OF each
country IN increasing its naval pow
er,
The blazing oil ship Kalan Kalomn
was bombarded with solid shot by
the guns OF the fort at Singapore
and sunk, it being the only way TO
extinguish the flames.
At a meeting of the senate OF
the New University of Dublin the
Very Rev. James H. Walsh Lord
Archbishop OF Dublin, was elected
chancellor
Lord Morley, secretary for India.
In an address In the House or Lords
unfolded a plan for the reform OF the
government administration of India.
The prospectus Of another South
Manchurian Railroad loan of $lO,-
fr, i
officers OF the American battleshir
fleet were entertained at dinner by
Gov. Sir Henry MeCallum, of Ceylon
at Colombo.
General Simon, leader OF last revo
luton IA Hayti was unanimouslj
elected President by the Haytian Con
gress.
The arrest OF all natives suspected
of revolutionary activities In India
has helped quiet down the poula
tion.
An operation for cataract was per
formed in London on Gen. william
Booth, OF the salvation Army
Olga Stein, arrested in New York
was put on trial in st. Petersburg
charged with forgery and embezzle
ment.
The Earl OF Granard, whose en-
gagement to Misc Mills, of New York
was announced a few days ago, sail
cd on the steamer Adriatic, fror
Southampton.
Fifteen persons we're killed an
30 injured in a collision between
passenger train and freight trai
in the Pouch Tunnel, near Limoges
France.
Wilbur Wright sailed his aero
plane al height OF 296 feet at L
Mans. breaking an records for heigh
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
LIFE-GUARDs SAVED MILLIONS.
United States Had 1904 Vessel Dis
asters The Past Year.

Washington. D. C. (SpeciaD -
There we're 1,094 vessel disasters In
the United States in the past fiscal
year. resulting in property loss of
S1,S63,790 and the loss of 22 lives,
according to the report of General
Superintendent Kimball, of the Life
saving Service. There were 7OS cas-
ualties to sailboats, launches and
rowbCats.
Because of the assistance of the
life-savers of $13,000,000 worth of
property involved in disasters more
than $11,O00,006 worth of property
was saved. The life-saving estab-
lishment now comprises ESQ sta
tions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
New PhlllppIne Jndge.

Washington, d, c. (speciaD ~
President Roosevelt announced the
appointment of sherman Moreland,
of Elmira, N. Y, as associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the Phil
ippines vice James F. Tracey, of
Albany, N. Y, resigned Judge
Traceys retirement is due to his de-
sire TO return to the practice Of law
In Albany. The President cabled a
commendatory letter 10 Manila on
Judge Traceys work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Battle with Bandits.

Toledo, o. Especially Two band
its shot and seriously wounded
Thomas Regan, a motorman, and rob
bed Bert Higley, a conductor, in East
Toledo. The two employees were
alone on the car at the time, but
engaged the highwaymen in a des-
perate hand-to-hand battle. One oi
the bandits finally succeeded in over
powering Higley and forcing him to
turn over the cash, while the other,
freeing himself from Regans clutch,
fred a bullet through the motorman's
neck and fed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
PORTUGAL sLAYERs' REFUGE.
Criminals Subject To Death Penalty
Exempt From EXtradition.

Washington, D. G. (SpeciaD Amy
person charged with crime upon
whom the deth penalty could be in
fiicted by the laws of the jurisdic-
ton in which the charge is pending,
is exempt hereafter from extradition
from Portugal, which prohibits capi-
tai punishment.
This is one Of the terms of the ex-
tradition treaty with Portugal, which
was proclaimed by the President. He
also announced the arbitration and
naturalization treaties.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Order 1875, 800 Tons or Rails.

Philadelphia (speciaD.-. The
Pennsylvania company's steel rail
order for 1909 delivery, which calls
for 135,500 tons OF rails. vas an
nounced The order has been dis
tributed as follows;
Illionis Steel Company, $4,000
tons; Cambria steel Company, 25,-
600 tons; Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany, $4,000 tons; IAchawanna
Steel Company. 1900 tons: beth
lehem Steel Company, 10000 tons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Shot By Youth.

Boston Especially -- Miss Maud
Hartley, the beautiful 17-year-old
daughter of Dr. r, Agnes Hartley,
was shot and almost instantly killed
as she was about to board a car at
Highland Avenue and Cherry Street
in somerville by James Harmond, the
son of a police sergeant OF that city.
The rejection of the young mans
advances is said to have been the
motive for the crime.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
--LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
Domestic


temporary injunction against the New
York World, restraining the newspa--
per from publishing letters alleged
to have been written by the impress
sario to Miss Frances Lee.
Herbert f. L. Funke and Arthur
Andrews testified that Thornton
Hams held the crowd at the Bayside
Yacht Club at bay with a revolver,
while Capt Peter G. Hains, Jr,, shot
William +. Annis,
The steamer Catalone, from Boston
TO New York, coilided with and sank
the British steamer Daghestan south
of Gedney Channel. The crew OF the
Daghestan were saved.
President-elect Taft arrived in Au-
gusta, Ca, and was received with
Joyous demonstration. Mr.. and Mrs
Landon A. Thomas are entertaining
the Tafts until Monday.
It is reported that interests iden-
tilted with Standard Oil are behind
the plans TO build places to rival the
American Smelling and Refining
Company.
The committee appointed by Gov
ernor Hughes to investigate wall
Street methods of transacting busi-
ness held its first meeting and organ
lied.
Anton Rudy. plumber, of New
ark, n. j., obtained damages from
a local union for keeping him out OF
work.
Thirty-two million dollars of the
Dime Savings Bank will be oarted
through the streets of New York.
The telegraph companies at Chi
cago reported rain and fog generally
from the Colorado line to Philadel-
phia and from st. Paul to Louisville
rendering wire connections disar-
ranged, but not putting them out OF
commission.
A naval board composed of Com
mander William Gill, Commando
Edwin A. Anderson and Lieutenant
Commander f. N. Freeman started
to inspect sites for the establishment
of a torpedo station on the Pacihc
Coast
The unique opportunity of buying
real elephants, lions and other dehl-
zens of the jungle for Christmas pres
ents is afforded on account or the
involuntary bankruptcy of the Nor
ris & Rowe circus.
AS a result of the closing of the
Citizens State Bank of Napoleon
O., the creditors of the Ohio German
Fire Insurance Company, now in the
hands of two trustees, may lose
$4,000.
Governor ]. Franklin Fort, of New
Jersey, presided and made the prin'
cipal address at the International Tu'
berculosis Exhibit in the American
Museum of Natural History at New
York.
Henry f. Agar, formerly secretary
and treasurer of the Princeton Mill
ing Company, Princean, Ind, charg
ed with forgery and embezzlemen
approximating 100000, was arrest
ed at Harlingen, Tex, after two
years search.
After an entire day devoted to al
attempt to get jury TO try eigh
alleged night riders on a charge o
numbering Capt. Quentin Rankin
court adjourned with only two mel
In the jury box.
Miss Sarah Campbell, a traine
nurse, who spent % weeks on pai
rem island in the Pacific Ocean Wit
SO shipwrecked men, arrived In Sa
Francisco with her hair turne
white.
The prosecution outlined its cas-
and witnesses described the shootin
of William E. Annis at the trial G
Thornton Jenkins Hams.
The. Pennsylvania Railroad ha
placed orders for 135,500 tons {
steel rails
Alice Nelson, the grand oper
singer, has filed petition of banl
ruptcy.
Chief American Horse, note
Sioux chief, is dead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
IndIn Raislng Less Cotton.

Washington, d. c. (Special.) -
Decrease IN the area devoted in In
dia to cotton culture is shown by
the fact that there are at present
17.313,OO0 acres under cotton, as
compared with 17710,0O0 acres a
year ago and 19,732,000 acres the
year before that The most notice
able decrease is in Bombay, where
If amounts to IA per cent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
HlchMaxmen ROE A Bank.

Gibbon. Neb. (Spec D,-Five
highwaymen blew up the Holloway
Exchange Bank OF this city, held the
inhabitants at bay while they OBJ
tained $2.500 from the vaults, and
escaped In an automobile, the citi-
zeus pursuing them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Fertilizer Rate Questioned.

Atlanta Especially .---An Interstate
Commerce Commission hearing be.
gan here before Special Examiner @.
ID. Drayton In the matter OF tho Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical Company
against the Cotton Relt Railroad, in
yolving fertilizer rates from Shrevc-
port, La. to polnts In .Arkansus.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

AT Hartford city, Ind, Henry Goa,
dard found $3.50 In notes In sho9
that was sent to him to be repaireu
The owner OF the shoe, Mrs. james
Parker, distrusting banks, had pus
the money In the shoe and forgot'o"
all about II.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

Between 5000 and $4,000 deaths
and 100000 injurod As tho acct
dent record IA the Un:ted States dur
Ing the past year among working
mon. according to Labor Bureau
bulletin.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
New Jnstlce For Panama.

washington. D. G. (special) ~
President Roosevelt announced that
he had selected Wesley M. Owen, OF
Leroy, Ill, to be justice of the Su-
preme Court on the Isthmus OF Pana-
ma to fill vacancy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

In 1909 two international nspef-
anto congresses will be held, onV
held at Barcelona and the other ~
chautauQua, m X. A congress VIZ
he held in connection with the pro<<
iected international expoaitlons ~
brussels in 1910 and at TOXIC n
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

The Forest Commissioner of New
York has reported that 80 per cent
of the forest fires in that State were
caused by sparks from locomotives
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

Immigrants do not come to New
York City in state of absolute pow
erty by long way. They bring US
annually about $16.000,00Q in mon
on
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

Giving evidence at s7 inquest al
Lambeth, London, a woman said thar
she had had 81 children, six OF
whom were alive.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
rheo. RooseyeIt, Jr., A Major.

Waterbury, Conn. tSpeciaIl r
Gov. elect George L. Lllley announc-
ed the appointment OF Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., as an aid-de-camp on
his staff, with the rank OF major
MIR. Roosevelt is now living az
Thompsonville, where he is learning
the carpet-making business at a
large factory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Live stocx


New York. - Beeves - Receipts,
554; feeling steady; dressed beef In
fair demand at ~ to 10 Sac. for
native sides.
Calves-R Receipts. $50 head; feel
ing steady. Veals, 600 to 1850;
barnyard calves, 3.35 to $50; West
ern calves, 5.15; dressed calves.
steady; city dressed veals, to l6c.;
country dressed veals, 7 to 15c,
Chicago. - Receipts. esti-
mated at 5000; market was weak
steers, 4.6O@7.s0; COWS, 5000
b.25; heifers, $500 4.60; bulls,
2.1B % 4.50; calves. 2.50 @ S.2b;
stockers and feeders, $50 a 4.S5.
Receipts, estimated at 30'-
600; market strong to sc. higher
Choice heavy shipping, $50 % 500;
butchers, 5.70@5.90; light mixed,
5.25@5.45; choice light, $50 @
SOS, packing, $50 q $50; pigs,
4.O0@5.15; bulk of sales, $50 q
5.S5.
Sheep Receipts, estimated at 20,-
600; market strong. Sheep, 400 q
500; lambs. 5.25@7.50; yearlings'
4.25 q 6.25.