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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
R. G. Dun & Coz Weekly Revlo,

r. G. Dun &c Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says:
In spite of a number of abnormal.
puzzling and disturbing develop.
ments the volume of business il
large and steadily expanding as the
spring season opens and weather
conditions improve. The expansion
noted In iron and steel continues
chiefly in finished materials. There
are intimations that the volume of
new business in these lines has been
exaggerated, but 1t is evident never.
theless that a very considerable ton
mage is being placed, and inquiries
now pending afford much encourage.
ment. The railroads are replenish-
ing old equipment, and activity in
the structural division Is promi-
nent feature of the situation. 1t Is
estimated that buying from the lat
ter source is at the rate of 100000
tons monthly in the more important
contracts, but cutting of prices sug-
gests that there is sharp competition
among fabricating mills.
Bradstreet's says:
Trade irregularity is still mani
Test, but reports as a whole show
a still further improvement, due to
the advance of the spring season,
Improvement in weather, and coin
cidentally in trade reports, is most
manifest in the agricultural sections
of the West, Northwest and South
west, while the reports from the
East and parts of the South show
the development of spring business
retarded by the lingering of winter.
However, the unsettled labor out
look in many lines of industry, the
effect Of high prices as limiting de-
mand or, as in the case of cotton
goods, inducing curtailment of pro-
duction, and the tendency to await
judicial decisions in several impor-
tant cases are all laid stress upon.
On balance, there is little disposition
to deny that trade is considerably
better than a year ago, a period also
of waiting trade, and far in excess
of this time two years ago, but the
rate of progress is slower than san
guine expectations had led to expect
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
skeleton In A swamp.

Rochester. N. Y. Especially The
discovery OF a skeleton in a swamp
on the farm of William Webster.
about one mile northwest OF the vii
lage of Spencerport. disclosed the fact
that a murder had been committed.
The victim Is thought to be Urbano
Scalabratta, an Italian. who has
been missing since last March. Lo-
renzo Baird and Robert Webster dis
covered the skeleton, lying face
downward. There was strap
about the neck, indicating foul play.
The county authorities are at work
on the case.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31

Pittsburg. Pa. (speciaD Lem
me go. told yer all about these
robberiest They're lettin' the graft
ers go when they confess" This was
the unique plea of George Burrell,
aged IL, one Of the confessed mem
bers OF juvenile band of robbers
when arraigned before Magistrate
Louis Alpern. Burrell failed to get
the immunity bath and was held
with two companions for juvenile
court. The boy confessed to eight
robberies OF dwellings committed
within the past seven days.
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Murderer Himself Shot Down.
Two Women In A Duel.

Nashville, Tenn. Especially. -
News reached here of a duel be-
tween two women at Kingston,
Tenn, Sunday night. Just after
church services, Rosa Cowen and
Nellie Taylor quarreled over the af-
fections of man. Both drew
knives. When ethers attempted to
prevent the women from fighting,
1t is said, the man about whom the
alteration started interfered, and
with leveled revolver ordered the
women to be allowed to fight it out.
The duel continued until the throats
of both had been cut and Rosa Cow
en- lay dead. Nellie Taylor is not
expected to live.
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Fire Follows Threats.

Morganfield, Ky. Especially Fire
supposed to have been OF incendlary
origin destroyed business property
here to the value OF $500, 900.
Among the buildings burned are the
Green River department store,
where the blaze started; the Ma
sonic Temple, the Opera House, the
new Baptist Church and parsonage
and the Bank of Union County. The
department store managers say they
had received several threatening let
ters lately from the Black Hand.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
Denies validity OF Court.

Washington. ID. C. Especially AS
the army court of inquiry investlga-
ting the Brownsville raid was in
one of its closing sessions U. b.
Marshall, counsel for the negro SOL
diers seeking restoration to the
army, sprung sensation by imply
ing broadly that the court had been
improperly constructed by Secretary
Dickinson, and that the recorder.
Capt Charles X. Howland, of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, had made no
effort to produce any testimony ia
vbrable TO the discharged soldiers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
A GIRLS HEROIC DEED.
Snatched Three-Year-Old Niece
From In Front OF Train.

Fairmount, Ind. Especially Run
ming into the face Of death, Nettie
Caskey, l 3 years old. snatched her
three-year-old niece, Martelle Cask-
ey, from in front of locomotive on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Both
children rolled down the bank as
the train dashed by.
Nettie had seen the baby trotting
toward the approaching train and
pursued her almost to the oncoming
engines pilot before she caught her
in her arms and leaped aside.
Engineer George Jardine was so
upset by the incident that he could
not continue his run further than
this city
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DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.
President Nominates A Number OF
Secretaries.

Washington. d. c. Especially -
The President sent to the Senate the
following nominations in the diplo-
matte service:
To Be Secretaries at Legations
Richard C. Bundy. of Ohio, at Mon
rovia, Liberia; Charles b. Curtis, of
New York city, at Christiania; Rich
ard o. Marsh, of Illinois. at Panama;
Arthur Orr, of Evanston, ILL.,. at
Athens; Charles d. White, of Sum-
NIT, y. j., at Havana.
To Be Secretaries of Legations
Richard general, Thomas z. Dabney,
of New Orleans, at San Salvador,
Salvador
To be second secretaries of en-
bassies, Gustave Scholle. of ST. Paul.
Mimi, at Paris, and George 7. Welt
eel. of St. Louis, Mo-, at Mexico City.
To be third secretaries of embas-
sizes, Perry Belden. OF New York, at
Berlin; Sheldon l.. Crosby. Of New
York. at London; William Walker
Smith. of Ohio, at Constantinople,
and Willing Spencer, of Pennsylvan-
la, at St. Petersburg.
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WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

The administration railroad bill
largely amended was ordered fav-
orably reported by the House Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce.
The Senate struck out the provis-'
ion in the Appropriation Bill for a
masseur at the baths in the Senate
Office building.
The Pension Bill, carrying appro-
priations aggregating about $780,
600, 900, was passed by the House.
In speech in the Senate, Mr..
Owens urged the establishment Of
public health.
Secretary Dickinson promulgated
new rules to govern hazing at West
Point.
Major General ]. Franklin Bell,
chief of staff of the Army, was badly
injured, and Mrs. Herbert j. Slocum,
wife of Major Slocum, of the Seventh
Calvary, was almost instantly killed
in a collision of their automobile
with trolley car on the Tenally-
town road
Secretary Meyer returned to Wash
ington from a weeks visit TO Aiken
and Charleston, much improved in
health. While in Charleston the Sec
retary made an inspection of the new
naval drydock.
Secretary Ballinger temporarily
withdrew 56,659 acres OF public
lands from all forms of disposition
in aid of proposed legislation affect
ing the disposal of water-power sites
on the public domain.
Hearings will be given during the
week of April IL on the proposed
legislation TO remove the tax on oleo-
margarine under a decision of the
House Committee on Agriculture.
The legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bin was reported
to the Senate. 1t carries $34,034,-
357, net increase of S195,562 over
the bill as 1t passed the House.
A larse delegation representing
interests along the Canadian border
called on Secretary Knox and appeal
ed to him to avert a tariff war with
Canada.
Bills to simplify the laws govern
ing the equipment OF motor boats
were introduced in both houses of
Congress.
Sworn statements were filed by
President Gompers, OF the Fedora
tion of Labor. to substantiate his
charges against the United States
Steel Corporation.
A bill to reimburse the 61,131
depositors in the old Freedman's g
Saving and Trust Company was fa-
vorably reported to the Senate.
Major Sylvester, Washington IS
chief of police thinks II good idea
to let the women have hatpins as
weapons OF defense.
The Senate began consideration OF
a bill providing for q codification
of laws relating to the judiciary.
The Supreme Court justice to
whom the task will be assigned OF
figuring out the portion OF the vir-
ginia debt that West Virginia should
pay will have difficult problem in
arithmetic.
The military academy appropria-
tion bill. carrying $1,S56.649, was
passed by the Senate.
The Naval Appropriation bill car
rying $129.037.602 was reported to
the House.
Services were held In the House OF
Representatives In memory OF the
late Congressman Robert c. Davy. OF
Louisiana.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
Messenger Steals SEQ, 900.

New York Especially "A trusted
messenger boy who is said to have
recently robbed the Carnegie Trust
Company Of between 100000 and
$4,000 and then eloped with Jer-
sey City girl is being brought back
to New York by detectives. The
girl Is with him. The couple. ii Ia
asserted, went South and finally TO
Los Angeles. where detectives trap-
ned them. Robert Smith, second
vice president OF the company. said
today: II do not care to discuss
the matter until have talked with,
the president, may have seme1
thing to say later"
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HERO FAILED TO SAVE WIFE.

Detroit Especially Despite the
fact that John Jackson, OF Port Hur-
on, had been awarded a Carnegie
medal for having saved Ia lives. he
was unable to rescue his own wife
from drowning In the Black River.
The woman had been Ill for two
weeks and during the nurses abb
sence from the room, ran to the riv-
er and jumped In. Jackson follow
ed and succeeded In grasping his
wife by the wrist. but could not re-
tain his hold. The water was 20
feet deep.
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Live Stock.

Chicago. - Cattle - Market 10
higher; steers, s6.10@s.65; cows.
81. 75 q $50; heifers. s4@6.75;
bulls. 1925 q 6.25; calves, $40
1880; stockers and feeders. $4.406
6.
Hogs--Market steady to sc. high
er; choice heavy. $10.75@l0.S5;
butchers. siO.7o@io.so; light
mixed, $10.50910.6O: choice light.
$4,000 1910; packing $10.65@
1915; pigs. s10.25@ 1850: bulk OF
sales. $10.65 @10.75.
Pittsburg, Pa. - Cattle - Supply
light; choice. s7.7bQ7,so; prime,
s7.60@7.90.
Sheep-supply light: prime. 1926
q $50; culls and common, $500
$50: lambs. s7.90@10.
Veal calves. $10@10.50.
Hogs Receipts light; prime heay-
les and mediums, $11.1O; heavy
Workers, 31l.05@1l.10; light York
ers. s10.9o@11; pigs. $10,f5@
1890; roughs. $1o@1o.50.
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To Vote On City Ownership.

Detroit Especially Petition bear
ing the signatures of 1879 voters,
were submitted to the Common
Council calling for a popular vote on
the question OF municipal ownership
Of the street railway system. Under
the law 4,200 names we're necessary
to require the Council to submit the
question to a vote
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Mother OF Sixteen War Veterans.

Moundsville. w, Va. Especially -
Mrs. Sarah Brandon, aged 100, of
this city. holds the United States re-
cord as the mother OF the largest
number of Civil War soldiers. No
less than 16 Of her boys served in
the battles OF that war, IL on the
Union side and two with the Com
federates, while her total family was
23. Her 23 children are also the
parents OF large families. Tho old
est. Hiram. is SO years old. while
the youngest. Evan Brandon, is 72
yaarS
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Body Buried 30 Years Robbed.

Forest Hill, La, Especially The
most unusual robbery in the history
of this section of Louisiana was per-
petrated. when the body OF e. ID.
Gainler was exhumed and gold
teeth. a diamond ring, gold watch
and cum buttons were taken. The
body was sealed in tomb here more
than 80 years ago.
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Wholesale Markets.

New York-Wheat-Sp unset
tied; No. q red, 12612c C. 1. (. and
nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. North
ern Duluth, 1876 A opening naviga-
tion; No. 2 hard winter nominal
Corn-Spot steady; steamer
60 &c. and No. 4. 63 ", both eleva-
tor export basis; export No. 2, 65%
f. o. b. afioat; No. 2 elevator, 6S
export basis.
Oats-Spot steady; mixed, ESQ
80 lbs. nominal; natural white, &c
a 32 lbs, 500 So NC; clipped white,
"a q AZ lbs, 511s @54.
Philadelphia.-Whe quiet; con-
tract grade, March, 121 a 1890.
Corn-Dull and Nc. lower; March
and April, 65 " @66c.
Oats-Dull, 12c. lower; No.
white natural, 53c.
Butter-Steady; extra Western
creamery, 341Rc.; do, nearby prints,
35.
Eggs-Quiet but steady; Pennsyl-
yania and other nearby firsts, free
cases, 23c. at mark; do, current re-
ceipts. in returnable cases, 22 at
mark; Western firsts, free cases, 23
at mark; do, current receipts, free
cases, 22 at mark.
Cheese--Firm; New York full
creams. choice, II hc.; do, fair to
good, 16k OF.
Live Poultry-Firm; fowls, $50
19c.; old roosters, 13@131a; chick
ems, 19@20; ducks, 1908; geese,
14D16.
-Wheat-Receipts, g..
134 bushels, including 2,523 South
ern; shipments from elevators, g.
004; stock in elevators, 656,974
Several hundred bushels of Southern
sold at lip and III per bu. by
sample.
The market for Southern opened
quiet; No. 2 red spot, 121c.; May.
1.2O "a. In the absence of business
prices were more or less nominal and
soft and the market eased off.
Settling prices were: No. red
Western, 121c.; No. 2 red, 1904;
No. 3 red, 1.16h; steamer No. 2
red, 1.13%; steamer No. 2 red
Western. 1.14%.
corn-spot, e4% @65c.; April
So Y a 65 5s; May, 67A @67h.
Oats-We quote. per bu.: White
No; 2, as to weight, 81 sc. sales;
No. 3, as to weight, 50@51; No. 4.
as to weight, 47@47k. Mixed-No
Q. 49h a so; No. 8, 4Sk @49.
Hay-Quote per ton. No. timo.
thy. s?1.5O @22.0O; No. timothy,
s2o.5L@ 21.00; No. 3. $4,000
1850; choice clover mixed, $21.00;
No. l cloI er mixed, 5000; No. 2
clover mixed, $4,000 $1,000; No.
clover. $20.50@21.00; No. 2 clover
$500 a 1900.
Straw-Quote, per ton: Straight
rye straw. fair to choice, $500;
straight rye. No. 2, $14.0O; tangled
rye (blocks), s10.00@10.50: wheat
blocks, fair to choice. $500 500;
oat. good to prime. $1,000.
Butter-The market Is unchanged
and steady, with the demand for de-
sirable stock about equal to the of
ferings. We quote, per lb.: Cream
cry. fancy. 32@32hc.: creamery,
choice, 80 0031; creamery, good, 2S
@29; creamery, imitation, 21@23;
creamery. prints, 30@33.
Eggs-We quote, per dozen.
Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearby
frsts. 21c.; Western firsts, 21; West
Virginia firsts. 21; Southern firsts,
20: guinea eggs, IL; duck eggs, 80.
Live Poultry-Quote, per lb.:
Chickens. old hens. heavy, 17hc.;
do. small to medium, 1S; do. old
roosters, 10@11: do, young, good
to choice. 20@21; do, winter, 2 lbs.
and under. 23@25; do. young,
rough and STACEY, 15@16; ducks.
large, $50 20; do. small. II: do,
Muscovy and mongrel. 1901.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31

Catania, Sicily Especially Mount
Etna. whose eruptions in the past
have wrought great destruction, is
again in a violent state of activity.
Pronounced movement within the
crater and steadily increasing in
volume. Fears are entertained as
TO the results, if the eruption con-
tinues in its present violent form.
From Catania correspondent
motored in the direction of the
mountains. Passing the village of
Mascalucia. IL miles in a direct line
from the crater, thick curtain of
smoke was encountered. which en-
tirely concealed Etna. At Nicolosi,
10 miles from the crater. the entire
population had gathered in a square
to watch the volcano, which appear
ed as a black phantom above. Now
and then it was illuminated with
flashes of light, appearing almost red
Higher up the rain of cinders be-
came thicker and extended like a
veil across the mountain.
Like Sounds OF Battle.
A deep roaring was heard and
detonations like the sound of artil-
lery following one another in quick
succession, while the earth shook un-
der foot
One of the guides cried: AN
earthquake" and could scarcely be
induced to continue. The hot cinders
covered the ground like a thick car
pet, rendering walking difficult. A
peasant was encountered coming
down. He said:
The fire is rushing down, burning
everything. The lava is like a red
hot river"
Proceeding a little further along,
four colossal columns of Lack smoke
could be observed. Occasionally
they were cut by flashes of fire,
prese2 ting an awe-inspiring spec-
tacle. Then the wind opened the
clouds for moment and a wide strip
OF fire could be seen in the distance
advancing with monstrous contor-
lions. 1t fell like a torrent from
Mount Capriolo, spreading out in the
valley below.
Houses Enveloped.
The lava flow had already reach
ed the vineyards above San Leo and
RinazZo, seven miles from the era
ter. and had buried a large number
OF peasants houses. 1t came in sew
eral streams and united in one great
mass about 20 feet in height and
1000 feet wide. Its velocity was
estimated at to feet a minute
/ varying according to the conditions
of the ground. This mighty wall OF
lava was today not more than five
miles from Bolpasso and Nicolosi.
The METEOROLOGICAL station on
the mountain side has been destroy
ed and the village of Borrello is in
serious danger. The populace, ter
| ror-stricken, are flying from their
homes. The earth shocks have
reached about so in number. but
there is a continuous vibration and
trembling for many miles around
! Everywhere the villagers are carry.
( Ing images in procession and implor
ing mercy. Twelve new orators have
been opened up.
Help For Sufferers.
Help for the people of the de.
| vastated region Is being organized
here. A detachment of soldiers and
large number of engineers and
doctors have gone forward. The
prefect of Catania, returning from
the scence this evening, said:
II have witnessed a spectacle Of
desolation and ruin which only
those who saw the eruption of We
suvius in 1906 can imagine. Tn,
present eruption can be compared tC
no other"
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Trouble In santo pnminro.

Washington, d. C. Especially -
The Navy Department ordered the
gunboat Paducah. now at Havana, to
proceed TO Santo Domingo. The sit
uation there is politically disturbed,
and 1t is deemed wise to have an
American warship convenient in
case the trouble becomes moro
acute
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Daniel Still Improves,

Dayton Fla Especially - United
States Senator John w. Daniel con-
tinued to show Improvement. pulse,
temperature and respiration being
nearly normal. II the present gain
continues, It is expected to remove
the Senator to his home in Virginia
within two weeks. Doctor Chown-
ing declared that Senator Daniels
faculties have been nearer normal
than at any time for two weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
NEW MAIL TAKING DEVICE.
Post Office Department Approves
Iowa Mans Invention.

Washington. d. C. Especially -
BY a device invented by an Iowa
man and approved by the Postmas-
ter General, mail will be taken upon
moving trains and delivered at many
places. where fast trains do not stop.
The adoption of the device marks
an important step In the movement
to equip all railroad lines with it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31

New York CSpeciaD. -- The body
OF Ruth Wheeler, the 16-year-old
stenographer. who was lured from
her widowed mother by a decoy Of
fer OF employment, was found hud-
died in a gunny sack on the fire.
escape outside the apartment Of AL
bert Wolter, the man charged with
her abduction She had been stran-
gled with short end of a three
eights-inch rope, hacked with a
knife, burned beyond recognition in
an open fireplace and thrust care
lessly out of doors like so much rub
bish.
Identification was only possible by
shreds of clothing and fragments of
jewelry, but there was abundant evil
dence Of how the murder had been
done Around the neck were the
charred fibers of manila burnt into
the flesh. The apartment reeked
with the odor Of kerosene. There
we're oil stains in front of the new
ly painted freboard that hid an
open crate. Fully dressed, the girls
clothing and hair had been saturated
with Kerosene, the freboard had
been removed and the body thrust
up the chimney standing When
the match was touched to her she
burned like a torch.
Probably the murderer had hoped
for an opportunity to remove the
body under cover of night. but when
the girls disappearance raised such
an uproar and he began to suspect
he was shadowed, he had packed and
fed in terror.
Lured From Her Home.
A neighbor living on the same
floor Of an adjoining house had no.
ticed the lumpy bundle outside his
window and thinking il refuse, had
poked it off the fire-escape into the
back yard with broomhandle. The
bundle moved obstinately and fell
with n crash. His curiosity more
than his suspicious aroused, the
neighbor hurried downstairs for the
janitor to investigate When the
two men cut the strings that bound
the sacking there rolled out before
them the full horror of an atrocious
murder Both fled for the police.
Ruth Wheeler was the youngest
of three sisters bred by their moth
er, a dressmaker, to self-support.
Both the older sisters were steno-
graphers and Ruth had just gradu-
ated from a business college, eager
for employment and proud OF her
diploma An employment agency
for graduates is conducted by the
college and Ruth called there often
to look for a situation. Thursday
morning she left home on her usual
errand and never returned.
The girl had been carefully
brought up. She was never on the
streets at night and her failure Ia
come home for "a hours without ex-
planation meant more than a ca
price. The next morning her sisters
Pearl and Adelaide, in serious con-
cern, went to the college and learn
ed that the following postcard had
been turned over to her:
Dear Madam: Please call in ref
erence to position as stenographei
at residence of the secretary,
(Signed) A. Wolter,
"122 East 10j Street"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
TllIman Rapidly Improving.

Atlanta Especially United States
Senator b. R. Tillman, of South Car
olina, Is rapidly regaining his health.
Saturday, for the first time since his
recent illness, the Senator, who is
taking the rest cure at a sanatorium.
took a short walk. He walked about
a block from the sanatorium and
back and was little fatigued with the
exercise
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
CRATER WORKED
GAME FROM JAIL
Dined An Insurance Man in
Sing Sing.

President Seward. OF The Fidelity
And Casualty Co. OF New York,
Testifics lie Went To The Prison,
Where A Man Named Brown Said
"Big Tim" Sullivan. The Tammany
Chief, Would Kill Bill At Albany
For $4,000.
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COMMUNION injured under rrain.

Keyser. w. Va. Especially -
Charles G. Miller. freight conductor
on the Western Maryland Railroad.
died at the Hoffman Hospital In
Keyser, w. Va. from injuries re-
ceived In an accident at West Vir-
ginia Junction. He was under a car
on HIS traiE adjusting brake rod
when an engine moved the train.
He leaves a wife in Ridgeley.