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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-16
THE TARIFF BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Payne Measure Adopted After a
Hard Fight BY Vote of az
to I6I-Republicans Jubilant

Washington, April 9.--AfIel three
weeks of consideration the Payne
tariff bill passed by the House of
Representatives To might 10y vote
of 2l7 To l6l. One Republican,,
Austin, Tennessee, voted against
the mesure and four Democrats, all
from Louisiana, Messre, Brousard.
Estopina', Pujo and WickIifre, voted
for ii. An attempt by Chimp
Clark, the minority leader To re-
commit the bill with instructions
signally failed.
Fifty five Republicans voted for
free lumber and thirty-eight Dem
ocrats against IL.
The following Democrats voted in
the negative: Adamson, Bell,
BTantley, Edwards, Griggs, Lee,
and Livingston, of Georgoia; Bowers
and Dickson OF Mississippi; HobSon
and Taylor, of Alabama; Broussard,
Estopinal, Pujo, Ransdell, Watkins,
and Wicklifre, the entire Louisiana
delegation Clark, May, and Shark
man, the entire Florida delegation {;
Glass, Lamb ,Lassiter, Maynard,
and Saunders, of Virginia; Goodwin,
Page, Pou, Small, Thomas, and
Webb, of North Carolina; Gregg
and Dies, of Texas Gordon, Moon,
and Padgett, of Tennessee; LeAer,
of South Carolinia, and Wilson,
Of Pennsylvania.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-16

An old Maine farmer, near Bid
deford, who has been reading about
some of the big crops raised in the
west, declares that when he WAS a
boy, pumpkins rs big as shantics
were raised on his fathers farm. One
day his father missed n 300 pound
hog, and n few days later, discovered
that IL had eaten hole In one of the
field pumpkins, and was using the
fIne material for n pig pen. When
he attempted to drive out the SOW,
he was thunderstrcuk To- find with
her l3 pigs. The farmer finally got
IA cart and four oxen, chained the
pumpkin containing the pigs 90 the
rigging and hauled IL To the barn.
The pumpkin weighed something
less than 1000 pounds aud was n
good sized pig pen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-16
FALLS MILLS AT THE FAIR

Dr. Sheppard and &. f.. BuckIand,
Falls Mills, were here on Tuesday
Buckland thinks the Falls Mills
people will see TO it that their splen-
did neighborhood is well represented
in the agricultural exhibit at the
Fair this fall. However, we despair
of having an exhibit by Alex Tabor,
as he shys at a hoe handle when the
sun Is bot.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-16
Ananias i'm Main
Farm WORLDLY

n Nebraska farmer writing To n
friend back home, was TRYING to give
some idea of productiveness of the
soil out there. He said that they had
to NOW the grass Off the sod floor
every day TO find the baby. One
family near him had twin babies
with only one cradle, and the kid
that had To sleep on the floor grew
twice rs fast as the other. Where the
soil is the richest man dares no,
stand on one foot for any length of
time lest that leg becomes longer and
bother his walking.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-16
One of Uncle Sans" BOYS

The News Office enjoyed visit on
Tuesday from Mr.. A. NJ. Mutter,
one OF "Uncle Sans" bright young
seamen. He is on furlough, and called
subscribe for the paper before leaving
for his ship, the Kansas, which Is
lying at Philadelphia Mr.. Mutter Is
n grand son of the late Rev. jeremiah
Yates, one Of the best men Taze well
has had. The parents OF this young
man lived in Russell County, from
which place they moved West some
years ago. He talked willingly and
intelligently of bis great ship, his
life aboard and of his wonderful fire
trip with the fleet around the
world.
He leaves on Sunday for New York.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-16
Big Day for Odd Fellows

The L. o. o. f. lodge of Graham,
is preparing for big day on the oath
of this month, when the celebration
of the nintieth anniversary of the
order will take place, says the Blue
field Telegraph. The lolges all over
the country will hold similar ceIe-
bsations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
COMMERCIAL,
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.

Il; g; Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: N'e~
THE near advent of the bol;dor.
and the close of the year naturaiia
curtails operations in most primary
mrakets, though retail trade is cnr.
respondingly augmented and every
snuleatloh points to a very large
distribution of merchandise
The difficulty experienced by tba
steel mills in making prompt deliy.
cries is the cause for some abate.
ment in the demand for finishes
products, while the lull in niv.
iron buying Is becoming more pro.
nounced, production rapidly overtak.
Ing consumptive requirements. Cotton
goods are steadier, and larger nnr.
chases of gray goods have been made
on contract. The Fall River wage
schedules have been continued on a
basis of s per cent. above normal
and the wage agreement will be con-
tinued for another six months Job.
bers are buying in a very limited
way and are taking their semiannual
inventories"
Bradstreet's says:
Colder weather and the nearer an.
proach of the holidays have stimu-
lated trade quite generally through
out the North and West, and even
helped Southern trade, especi llv in
the western part of the cotton tates
AS the week advanced there mel
to be evidence that the r. road
strike was losing its effectivel IS as
a trade deterrent, though the atis.
tics of flour output at large .orth.
western cities show those cen rs TO
have been sharply affected.
Business failures in the nited
States for the week ending wi De-
cember were 259, against 23J last
week, 29S in the like week of 1908,
2S4 in 1907, 220 in 1906 and 226
in 1905.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
j. S, MAY ESTABLISH
A PROTECTORATE
This the Next Probable Move in
Nicaragua.

Washington, d. c. Especially -
One of the projects for the solution
of the Nicaraguan situation which
has been strongly urged upon the
State Department is the establish
ment of a protectorate, either singly
by the United States, or Jointly with
Mexico. This may be regarded as
necessary in the event that the in
surgents fail to uisplace Zelaya by
their own efforts, and may even fol-
low an insurgent triumph which
would leave the country without re-
sponsible leaders.
1t is said that precedent for such
action could be found in the cases
of Santo Domingo and Cuba. In the
first instance large sums OF money
were owing to American citizens
which could not be collected from the
Dominican government (then in a
state of chaos) by diplomatic means.
In the case of Nicaragua the govern
ment has defaulted in the payment
of the agreed allotments in the
Emery claim In the case of Cuba
state OF disorder that threatened
the safety of the lives and property
of Americans and other foreigners ex-
listed that was the warrant for in
tervention.
There is some reason to believe
that a forward movement will be
made by this government in the near
future; perhaps as soon as a suffi-
cient number of marines have been
gathered off the Nicaraguan coast.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE.

A consignment of S250.OOO goll
was engaged for export to Brazil
Bank of England reduced it dis
count rate from 5 to 4 " per cent.
All three Goulds and all their
friends including Alvin w. Kreteh re-
tired from the Western Union Board
Of Directors. They were succeeded
by r. n. Vale, U. N. Bethel and their
American Telephone and Telegraph
party A rumor says the Gould party
is trying to get out of the Missouri
Pacific and all its railroads.
Gross earnings of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
for October were $11, 1,S11,174 against
l0,692,178 in that month last year.
Although President Oscar G. Muir
ray, of the Baltimore and Ohio, was
reelected, it is firmly believed in
financial circles he will resign very
shortly and become chairman of the
Board of Directors.
Philadelphia as a port shows up
handsomely In November the i'm
ports were s7.SSS,73S against Sc
021,341 last year, While exports. were
SS.6S5, 5,066. compared with $7,704,-
a17 in 1908
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
Calls Zelaya Arch Criminal.

Washington, D. c. Especial. i'm
an address before the Senate advo-
eating his resolution that this gov
ernment capture and try President
Zelaya for the murder Of the two
Americans. Cannon and Groce, Sena-
tor Rayner drew a picture of the
dictator of Nicaragua, which for
brilliance of coloring, intensity of
denunciation, sweep OF eloquence and
comprehensive grasp of the grave
questions of law involved approached
the matchless arraignment of Warren
Hastings by Edmund Burke. Mr..
Rayner spoke for less than an hour,
but in the brief period of his ad-
dress he held the undivided attention
Of the Senate, and when he had
closed Senator Lodge, speaking for
the Republican side, expressed his
Endorsement OF all that had been
said by Mr.. Rayner, and Senator
Cullom, the venerable chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
to which the resolution was referred,
assured Mr. Rayner that the com
mittee would act without delay and
that he, himself, would then have
occasion to address the Senate. 1t
is the general belief that with per-
haps some slight modification the
committee will approve Of Mr. Ray
ner's resolution, and that the Sem
ate, and subsequently the House, will
carry out the purpose of the reso-
luton by authorizing President Taft
to use all the military and naval
forces of the government that may
be necessary to seize Zelaya- and to
punish him for his crime.
Senator Rayner made it clear at
the very outset of his address that
his resolution was aimed at President
Zelaya himself, and not at the peo-
pie of Nicaragua Upon Helaya alone
he placed the responsibility for the
murder of the two Americans, and
upon him alone, therefore, should
fall the punishment MIR. Rayner
favors actual corporeal punishment;
he did not demand an indemnity,
which could come from the pockets
of the unfortunate people over whom
Zelaya has reigned with rod of iron
for many years, and that they should
be taxed to pay for his crime. He
suggested Zelaya's capture by the
American forces, and his trial by a
military commission, and he cited
many precedents and opinions in
favor of his position.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

The proposition to change the date
of the Inauguration of the President
and Vice President OF the United
States was considered by the House
Committee.
Conservation of all timber lands ly-
ing within the Yosemite National
Park is urged by Major Forsythe,
acting superintendent of the park.
Representative Hitchcock, speaking
in the House, made an attack on Sec
retary Ballinger in connection with
the public land frauds.
A scientific investigation of immi-
grafton shows that descendants OF
foreigners soon become American
ized.
Secretary OF the Navy Meyer ex-
planned to the House Committee his
plans for the reorganization OF the
Navy.
Chin Yin Ting. the new Chinese
minister, arrived with his daughters
and a suite of fifty Chinese.
At Secretary Knox's request the
Senate committee temporarily post
poned consideration OF the resolu-
ton to investigate the Nicaraguan
affair.
President Taft arrived home from
a two-day visit to New York and
New Haven.
Representative Burgess, of Texas,
Introduce a joint resolution in the
House looking toward the giving OF
freedom TO the Philippine Islands.
The Esch Bill, requiring all rail-
roads TO report accidents to the In
terstate Commerce Commission, wai
passed by the House.
Former Congressman Philip r.
Thompson, Jr., OF Kentucky. died al
the Emergency Hospital from hemor-
rhage OF the stomach.
Secretary OF War Dickinson an
nounced that Major General Leonard
Wood will succeed Gen. j. Franklin
Bell as chief OF stan next April
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
/ Orelon

The mangled body Of Madame
Gou!n, widow OF Jules Gouin, COVER
nor, of the Bank Of France, was found
under a train in Paris. The com
partment in which she Travelled was
spotted with blood. Her rings ani
other jewelry are missing.
A will has been f. in which the
late George Stating, the eccentric art
collector OF London, left his art col
lection valued at SIS, 100000, to the
British nation.
The japanese Premier gave assur-
ances that the death Of Prince Ito
will make no change in the govern
ments policy toward China or in
Korea.
The American-Chuean protocol in
viting King Edward to arbitrate the
Alsop claims dispute was submitted
to the British Foreign Office.
Count" Gubta and his American
wife were convicted in Paris Of the
charge OF swim ling NJ. Fontant, a
jeweler. out o. $4,000
Archibald Gordon, second son OF
the Earl OF Aberdeen, died In Lon
don from Injuries received in an
auto accident
Duke Johann Albrecht OF Meek
lenburg-schwerin and Princess Eliz-
apoth OF StDiberg- Rossia, were mar
ried in Brunswick. duchy OF Bruins
Wick
Arthur A. Wider cabled from Hon.
olulu 10 washington his res gnatiou
as ass late Justice OF the Supreme
Couri Of 'Ia~aii.
The German steamer Helene Men
zell collile lei with the Swedish steam
er MotalO Sirom. OF Rotterdam.
Seven hundred and sixty-two min
era lost their lives In an accident al
the Onoura colliery. In Japan.
A bomb was thrown in Lisbon al
the Bishop OF Braganza. The bish.
% was uniniured
The Russian Duma by vote cen.
sured H. Chatcheplovitoff. the min.
lister OF justice.
General Estrada and his reyolu.
tionary followers In Nicaragua hay,
taken courage at the prospect OF as
sistance from the United States
The United States cruisers Del
Moines and Tacoma are lying out
side the harbor of Bluefelds.
w. n. Spiller. an American, hai
been expelled from Panama, on th'
charge OF enticing men 10 leave theil
work on the canal and take employ
ment In South America.
IL Is ex xpected that some OF tn,
finest art treasures will come into
the market through the death oI
George Sailing, the art collector II
London.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
BIG SUM FOR WAR DEPARTMENT
Estimates OF Expenditures VIII
Garry Nearly $4,000, 900.

Washington, D, c. (SpeciaD The
estimates of expenditures of the War
Department for the coming year,
amounting to $94,799,O67, were fa-
vorably acted upon by the House
Committee on Military Affairs, and
the bill is ready to be reported to
the House The committee, instead
Of making the customary reduction
of departmental estimates. increased
several items and inserted one or two
new ones, making a total increase
in appropriation over the department
estimates of about 100000.
The bill as completed, will carry
nearly $96,OOO,O00. Last years
military appropriation was $780,
459, ,0S3. The general disposition OF
the committee was to accept the es-
Inmates of the department as being
based upon the conservative military
needs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23

Greensboro, N. c. (SpeciaD -
Local passenger train No. IL on the
Southern Railway, known as the
Richmond and Atlanta train, due in
Greensboro at 640 A. NJ, was
wrecked at 6.32 o'clock at Reedy
Creek trestle, 10 miles north of here,
falling 80 feet to the little stream
below, and at o'clock II dead
bodies had been removed from the
wreckage.
1t is reported that IA are dead.
Twenty-Five injured are being cared
for at st. Leo's Hospital.
Much time was required to remove
the dead and injured from the debris
and it was $50 before the work was
well under way. The injured were
brought to this city as rapidly as
they could be extricated and placed
in st. Leo's Hospital.
George ]. Gould, who with his
son, Jay, was in one of the Pullmans
when the train jumped the track,
and who was reported dead, escaped
with very slight injuries. He, with
his son, Jay, and friend, r. H. Rus
sell, of New York, former editor of
the Metropolitan Magazine, had just
got out of their berths when the
wreck occurred. Mr.. Russell was
badly hurt by coming in contact with
car stove and is at the hospital.
The derailment was caused by
broken rail about 200 feet from the
trestle that spans the small stream.
The train was composed of two bag
gage cars, express and mail cars,
three day coaches and two Pullmans.
The engine and baggage, mail and
express cars passed over in safety,
while the day coaches and Pullmans
were thrown from the trestle into
the creek and along the banks, some
20 to 80 feet below.
At the point where the first coach
left the track the right rail was bro
ken about 1S inches from joint
The rail was broken into fragments
for several feet and torn entirely
from the cross-ties. The truck
wheels ran on the ties until near
rhe trestle, when the outside wheels
went over, allowing the brake beams
and aXles to fall on the guard rail of
the bridge.
AS the last coach was about on
lut tIeSllt lue uNt COdtutS lODDlCu
over, broke loose from the mail and
express car and tumbled into the
mud and water below The Norfolk
Pullman fell into the water, while
the Richmond sleeper, just in front,
landed only partially in the water.
The most of the injured and killed
In the sleepers were in the Rich
mond sleeper. which was totally de-
molished The Norfolk sleeper was
not so badly torn up. but fell on its
side in the swollen stream, submerg-
ing many of the passengers.
The railway had a corps Of Of
ficials, physicians and laborers on the
scene quickly after the news was re-
ceived here, Improvised litters were
quickly put into service as the in
jured were released from the wreck
age. Pullman mattresses and blank
cts were used to protect the injured
and the dead were wrapped and
handled as tenderly as possible.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
SOUTHERN TRAIN
JUMPS TRESTLE
Fourteen Killed and Over a
Score Are Injured.
WRECKS ON THE
SOUTHERN.

October 2, 1904-Head-on COLI
sion near Newmarket, Tenn;
62 killed and 162 injured.
November 20, 1906-Rear-end
collision near Lawyers Station,
Va; killed and IL injured.
President Spencer and promi-
nent Baltimoreans among those
killed.
December 8, 19O6-Collision at
Danville, Va; 2 killed and 6
injured,
April 21, 1907-Collisio at
Woodlawn, Ala; 2 killed and
injured.
June Is, 190T-Train plunged
off 15-foot embankment at
Black Branch, Tenn; none
killed and 81 injured
October II, 1907-Collision at
Rudd, n. c.; 3 killed and 81
injured
January Z, 19OS-Derailment at
Copper Mine Creek, Ga; 8
killed and so injured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23

Managua, Nicaragua Especially -
Jose santos zelaya has resigned from
the presidency of Nicaragua. He
placed his resignation in the hands
of Congress. Apparently there was
no other course for him to take. The
people were at last aroused. The
guns of the revolutionists threaten
ed the capital. The warships of the
United States lay In Nicaraguan
ports.
Managua has been seething for
days. The spirit of revolt has spread
even to the gates of the palace. Ze-
laya surrounded himself with an
armed guard Unchecked, the popu-
lace have marched through the
streets, crying for the end of the old,
proclaiming the new regime.
DR.. Jose Madriz, judge of the Cen
tral American Court of Justice at
Cartago, who has been close to Ze-
laya and is now his choice for presi-
dent, is on his way here. Madriz
has his following, strong and influen-
tial, even among the revolutionists,
but General Estrada, under whose
command the great body of fighting
insurgents now face Vasquez's troops
at Rama, will have none of him.
Estrada's word will bear weight in
the choice of a president.
Zelaya has known, too, that Ma
driz is not acceptable to the United
States, and he has sought to learn
who would be looked upon with fav-
or by that government as his sue
cessor, but the American government.
so far as can be learned, has named
no man, and the choice probably will
lie with those who have gained the
upper hand
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
Suicide Kills Another.

Passaic, N. ]. Especially Absent
minded Milda Reinhold was so pre-
occupied with her own sorrows that
in committing suicide. she thought
lessely killed her friend. Fanny
Kemisuk. who was quite content
with life as she found 1t, Both girls
were servants in a small hotel and
shared the same bedroom. Fanny
came home cheerful Milla had bad
news from home and went to bed
weeping. after talking OF suicide, as
the only escape from her triala.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23

Brussels, Belgium Especially -
Leopold H., King Of the Belgians,
died at 2.35 A. NJ, his aged and
wasted body being unable to stand
the strain put upon it. The COL
lapse occurred suddenly and at a
moment when the doctors seemingly
had had the greatest hopes for his
recovery.
Throughout the day bulletins is
sued from the sick room indicated
progressive Improvement The bull
letin posted at G.30 p. VI. gave the
Kings temperature, pulse and res
piration as practically normal APP
parently the drainage OF the wound
was perfect as no fever was pres
ent, and during the day the King
had been able to take nourishment.
On Tuesday last the King under
went a serious surgical operation
for intestinal trouble and astonished
the surgeon by his wonderful re-
Operative power. Only a few hours
after the operation he was able to
sign an important military bill en-
acted by Parliament.
The public at large was satisfied
that the King was on the road to
recovery, but within the pavilion
where the King lay there was a feel
ing Of anxiety, chiefly because Of
Leopold's great age. After a rest
ful day, the patient was able to
sleep for a brief period early in the
evening, and the night passed quiet
IT, But toward , o'clock. alarming
symptoms appeared.
Suddenly the King turned and
called to DR.. Thirar: "Jetouffe.
Docteur, j'etouffe" q am suffoca-
ting).
Dr.. Depage was summoned and the
two physicians did everything pos
sible TO prolong life, but without
avail The end came quickly, and
after a spell of weakness. peacefully.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
N. Y. CENTRAL'S FLYER WRECKED.
Many Are Killed and Injured
in Collision.

Erie, pa. Especially Tho Twen-
tieth Century Limited, the New
York Central fast train en- route
from Chicago to New York, collided
with the rear end of passenger train
No. 10, on the Lake Shore Rail-
road, at North East, Pa, 16 miles
east Of here, shortly after midnight.
At the time OF the collision the Twen-
tieth Century was easily making 62
miles an hour.
Six bodies have already been TAX
en- from the wreck, and it is be-
lieved there will be many more fa-
talities.
A crew of a freight train arriving
here reported that when they pass
ed the wreck scene at North East
so injured had been removed from
the debris of the splintered cars.
North East is a small town and
at night is cut off from both tele-
graph and telephone communication
The Twentieth Century Limited is
due at Erie at 11.45 p NJ, and
passed running faster than schedule
time. Train No. 10, also East bound
left here at 1906 p. NJ, and was
scheduled to take the siding at North
East, but it is believed the train did
not reach the siding far enough in
advance of the fast flyer to make
a proper clearance. The wreck oc-
Cured directly opposite the North
East Railway station.
Railway officials here refuse to
make public any facts concerning tae
wreck
Coroner Hanley has been notified
OF the wreck, and is preparing his
morgue for the reception of the pos
sible dead which may be brought
here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-23
Bank Clerk Gone.

Lancaster. - Harrison !. Martin,
until recently trusted clerk in
local bank, and previously a clerk
in the Treasury Department, is
among the missing.
Warrants have been issued for his
arrest on charges of false pretense.
The young man, who is the son of
a rich farmer of near Blue Ball,
lived high, and a half-dozen local
merchants allege they cashed worth
less checks for him In addition to
this he is accused of forging his
fathers name to notes given for jew
elry.