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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
CRITICAL SITUATION
EXISTS IN CHINA
American Army and Navy Pre-
pared For Action.
BOXER OUTBREAK IS THREATENED.
Rice Famine and Dynastic Difficult
ties Have Caused Discomfort In a
Number Of Provinces--All That Is
Needed Is a Leader TO Start Scri-
Gus Trouble--At Any Moment An
Anti-Foreign Outbreak May Occur
Number of American War Ships
Not Far From China.

Washington, ID. c. Especially AID
vices have been received here from
American officials in the Orient to
the effect that critical situation
exists in China and that an outbreak
similar to the boxer rebellion of sew
eral years ago would not surprise the
close observers of the recent trend OF
events.
Diplomatic officials in China have
been instructed to maintain a close
watch on internal conditions and to
submit quick telegraphic reports as
the occasion warrants.
The advices thus far received inc:-
cate that the unrest in China is so
great that only leader is needed to
put the spark of life into an open re-
bellion. All through the summer
months there have been mutterings
of discomfort in some of the Chinese
provinces arising from the rice fam
inc, dynastic difficulties and dissatis-
faction over acts of the Peking gov
ernment as to foreign investments in
China.
United States Minister Calhoun, ut
Peking, who last May reported to
the State Department the generally
disquieting anti-foreign and anti
dynastic rumors, is keeping in close
touch with the situation there, and
the foreign consular body at Marking
early in the summer emphasized to
the yiceroy there the Importance of
immediate protective measures.
The Army and the Navy are pre-
pared for any emergency, but their
readiness is solely a precautionary
measure, it Is said. and should not
be taken as an indication of imme-
diate danger
Authentic advices from those
charged with keeping in touch with
the conditions indicate that the only
thing lacking to parallel the situation
with that preceding the boxer trou-
bles, which drew into China the
American forces, as well as those of
other nations, is the matter of organ
ization.
Every vessel in the Asiatic fleet, as
well as the military forces at Manila,
is prepared for almost instant action
in the event the trouble breaks.
There are available in the Navy the
armored cruiser New York, which is
the flagship of Rear Admiral Hub
bard, commander-in-chie of the fleet,
the protected cruiser New Orleans,
the gunboats Callao, Helena, Samar,
Villalobos, Mindoro and Paragua, the
light draft gunboat Wilmington, the
protected cruiser Albany, the cruiser
Rainbow, the coast defense vessel
Monterey and the transport Buffalo.
All the vessels are in reach some
where between China and the Philip
pines.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
PATTEN LEFT So, 900.
Greater Part of Money VIII BE De.
voted to Charities.

Chicago Especially George w.
Patten. the millionaire grain operator
who died of tuberculosis at the home
of his brother, James A. Patten, in
Evanston. left a fortune estimated at
$5,O00,000, the greatest part of
which, it is said, will be devoted to
public charities, including a large
donation for the fUrtherance of the
anti-tuberculosis campaign. Though
relatives have tried to conceal from
him the belief that he was dying, it
has been known for months that he
was suffering from tuberculosis, and
there was no hope of recovery. He
spent eight years in Colorado fighting
against the malady.
Two weeks ago announcement was
made that Mr.. Patten had created a
fund of 100000 known as the
agnes and Louisa Patten Fund"
for the endowment of the Evanston
Hospital Association, an institution
in which the two brothers took a
great interest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

London's bad season, with dull
gray skies and chill winds. is partly
compensated for by the promise OF
good grouse shooting Parliament has
risen in time for the sport, and that
part of society which is not already
~on the continent" Is bound northward
FOR the moors. Summerless England
Is exchanged for Scotland, which
when the grouse are plentiful and in
good condition, is a good place to be
even if the weather Is wet. Bright
skies over the moors transform the
sportsman's part of Scotland into o
semblance of paradise. To be sure
abe serpent is there. The guns crack
and the birds are slaughtered by the
thousands. But they have fulfilled
Hheir destiny. Who can do more!
And mighty good eating is a well
cooked grouse from the Grampian
hills.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
MURDERED WIFE AND RARs
Also Tries to Kill His Young Dau,h.
ter'-Green Fled From the House ~
But Was Captured.

Philadelphia Especially Fall.
ing a night of constant ouarro,,.
with his wife at their home in oss
View, Delaware county, John Croo.
a carpenter, and the father of MI"
children, shot and perhaps f,,amte e
wounded his wife and instantly In,ly
their 13-month-old infant. In u .s
miscous shooting by the enr, s
man l6-year-old daughter narrow
~ escaped death. Green fed from,
the house, but later was captured
Green had been drinking and ouo.
relied all of the evening with hi,
wife. After the children had heon
put to bed Mrs. Green and her danss
ter and son Is years old, tried -
pacify the father. The son ans,iv
gave up the effort.and retired. Late,
in the night he was awakened bv
scream and the next moment h,a
mother, with the baby in her armo
and followed by the daughter ran
into the room. The infuriated bns-
band rushed after them and baoan
shooting in the dark. He fired Ave-
shots. Two of them struck his wiz
and one bullet went through the bahv
in her arms.
When the mother fell, still holding
the dead babe, Green called out for
Alice, the daughter. She had been
hiding in corner of the room. and
when her father began searching for
her she exclaimed:
Here l am, go ahead and Shoot
and then leaped from a window o,
the room. She struck a shed and
rolled off into the arms of neigh
Dor, who had been attracted by the
shooting. Green tried to shoot out
of the window, but the revolver was
empty.
All the children we're aroused by
the shooting and were screaming as
their father fed from the house.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
EXPLOSION WRECKS LOS ANGELES TIMES
Gen. Otis Newspaper Plant Destroyed By
Explosion and Fire---Many
Dead and Injured

Los Angeles Especially. - An at
tempt to destroy the residence of Gen.
Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the
Los Angeles Times, by means of an
Internal machine was made late Sat
urday, following an explosion which
earlier in the day, caused a loss of
life estimated at 10 to 20 and de-
stroyed the buildings and plant OF
the Times and suspected effort to
blow up the auxiliary plant of that
paper.
A powerful Internal machine was
also found in the residence of Secre-
tary Zeehandelaar, of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
General Otis and the other re-
sponsible heads of the Times unequiv-
ocally charge the Times building
disaster and the narrowly averted
attempts at further destruction of
life and property to labor union
sources.
With equal emphasis, the leaders
of union labor repudiate the accusa-
tlon and offer all aid in their power
to detect the culprits.
General Otis Undaunted.
The Times made public the follow
Ing telegram from General Otis, en-
route from Mexico.
Your wire, with its terrible news.
reached me. | am amazed at the
desperation of the criminal conspira-
tors in destroying the Times build
ing and Staying its loyal defenders,
whose loss | deeply deplore; but the
Times itself will live on, bravely de-
Tending the vital and essential prin-
ciple OF industrial freedom under
law, which must yet triumph in the
entire nation.
HARRISON GRAY OTIS"
For 20 years following a quarrel
with the Typographical Union and
the changing of the Times TO non
union paper, General Otis has fought
unionism with every resource in his
command He has been ably sec
onded In this fight by the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
Feeling ran high throughout the
city over the Times disaster, and was
augmented by the discovery that
dynamite bomb had been found un-
der the residence of Secretary Zee
handelaar.
The public reached a state OF
alarm and CONSERVATION when the
attempt to blow up General Otis
residence became known.
The Otis home, known as the
Blvouac, stands on Wiltshire avenue,
In the most fashionable quarter of
the city. After the finding of the in
fernal machine at the Zeehandelaar
residence Detective Rice was sent to
the Biyouac TO search the premises.
Bomb At Otis Home.
Aided by Charles Focken, the
gardener, he found a suitcase hidden
in bunch OF vines under bay win
dow on the side of the house 'front.'
ing Westlake Park.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
FOUR KILLED And SCORE
INJURED In AUTO RACE
Heavy Toll in Death in Annual Struggle
for Vanderbilt Cup.
aRY GRANT VICTOR In MAD SPEED CONTE.
Driver of Alco Car Duplicates His Last Years Per
formance by Finishing in Front of Joe Daw-
in Marmon by Margin of
Twenty-Five Seconds.

practically less than half a minute
won second place in a Marmon ma.
chine, while John Aitken, the third
in the race, piloted his National ovel
the Circuit in hours II minutes an6
1912 seconds.
The victory was won over what Is
generally considered to have been the
best field of cars ever entered in the
classic race on Long Island.
It included the flower of Ameri
can automobile production, in addi
tion to three Benz cars, especially
built in Germany and imported fol
the occasion. The contest was a sue
cession of surprises from start tc
finish, for at least half dozen timei
the lead shifted from one car to an
other.
Grant allowed his competitors tc
show the way for the greater part oi
the journey, and it was not until hal
a dozen laps remained to be run thai
the spectators became aware that
the ebon-hooded pilot was creeping
toward the front.
Five laps from the finish he tool
command and, duplicating his won
derful finish of last year, again cap
tured the coveted trophy. His time
was the fastest ever made in a long
distance road race in America, and
as compared with the 65.3 miles al
hour average made in the Crane
Prize in Savannah two years ago, ht
achieved a record of 65.16.
His feat today also surpasses the
average of 64.3 miles an hour, which
was the best previous record for thu
Vanderbilt cup race.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

T Convinced that the suitcase con.
tanned bomb, Chief Galloway or.
dered the internal machine rushed
over to Westlake Park, where its ex
plosion could do comparatively little
damage.
Rice and Gardener Focken took /,
up and dashed across the street
Putting it down they sped away and
put about 100 feet between them and
the bomb before it went off with &
crash that threw the entire neighbor.
hood into a panic.
The explosion tore out portion
of the curbing of the street alonl
the park. Branches of a tree di
rectly overhead were torn off and &
portion of the park fence was splin.
tered. plateglass window-shielo
on a porch in the Otis home also wa.
shattered.
In the Otis home at the time of the
explosion were Mrs Harry Chandler
daughter OF General Otis, and a rel
atiye, Mrs. Booth, and the latter,
two children.
Another Internal Machine.
The internal machine found at Mr.
Zeehandelaar' residence was com
posed OF Is sticks of giant powder
attached to a fuse and set by clock
work to explode at l o'clock in tn,
morning, the same hour at which tht
explosion occurred in the Time,
office.
Assistant General Manager Chand
Ter, OF the Times, says that an at
tempt was made to blow up the
Times auxiliary plant at College ant
San Fernando streets a few minute.
before the explosion destroyed the
main building.
The succession of tragic events
and the rumors of other attempted
outrages set the populace of Loi
Angels in state of mind bordering
on panic.
Only two arrests were made, ano
there is little indication of completely
on the part of the prisoners.
The City Council met in special
session during the day and appro.
priated $4,000 for the purpose oil
determining the cause of the Times
building explosion. and provided g
reward of $4,000 for the capture oi
those responsible for the outrage.
The death list Of this mornings
disaster will probably total 10.
Other Theories of Disaster.
Two theories other than that oi
criminal violence have been advanc.
ed as probable causes of the ex.
plosion:
First-That leaky gas connections
allowed sufficient gas to collect IL
the building to form an explosive
mixture.
Second--That the tank of gaso
line in the composing room. kept fol-
the purpose of cleaning ink from
type, was left open long enough tC
lot sufficient fumes to escape to cause
an explosion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
BANDITS HOLD UP MAIL CAR
The Bold Robbers Escaped to River
at New Orleans.

New Orleans, La. (SpeciaD
Posses are securing the levee district
in search of two white bandits who
held up four United States mail
clerks on a westbound Southern Pa.
cfic train at Avondale crossing, on
the Mississippi River, and made their
escape with registered mail and bull
lion believed to aggregate $4,000 in
value. More than 100000 in gold
and silver alone is reported to have
been taken.
While the engine was taking the
express and mail coaches up the
track so the other coaches could fol.
low the masked men surprised the
four mail clerks, two of whom were
negroes. While one man kept them
with hands up the other gathered the
registered pouches and the express
matter desired. The whole thina
was over, the mail men say, in few
minutes. The robbers bound the
clerks before they jumped so they did
not tell of the crime until discovered
when the train reached the Wagga-
mon Station.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Exports Increasing.

Washington, d. C. Especially -.
During the month of August the ex-
port trade of the United States to
every part of the word increased in
all over $12,0OO.00O. according to a
summary completed by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor During the eight
months of the calendar year which
ended with August the value of ex-
ports to Europe alone were nearly
100000 and the imports for
the same period were more than
S525, 100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
1b0 Miners Entomhed.

Eagle Pass Especially One hun
dred and iifty miners, possibly more
are entombed. probably dead, L
Mine No. 2, at Palau, Mexico, In th.
Las Esperanzas mining field, operate.
by tho National Railways OF Mexico
as a result OF two explosions, Pre-
sumably caused by an accumulate
Of gas. The men entombed are mos
ly native and Japanese miners, a
though the number includes sewers
Americans. AT the time of the firf
explosion the entire night shift, est
mated at from 100 to 500 men, WEI
at work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Planters Facing Ruin.

Lexington, Ky. Especially Hun
dreds of tobacco planters in the Ken,
lucky field are facing ruin in conse-
quence of the announced intention OF
the American Tobacco Company that
it will not bid in the 10000, 900
pounds of the Burly Society's 1909
pool. ID. II. Toewater, vice-president
of the tobacco company, has served
notice upon Kentucky planters that,
while his company will pay from
to 10 cents for the 1910 crop, 1t will
not bid for the 1909 pool of the
society.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Valued At $3.50, 900, 900.

Chicago Especially The Burling-
ton Railway was ready to finish it's
part of the case when the hearing OF
the Western rate cases was resumed
before Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Clark. The Alton and the Chi
cago Great Western are the two car
riers yet to take the stand.
According to Frank Il. Ward. gem
eral manager OF the Burlington. the
value OF the road Is near $530.0O0,-
900. His valuation differs from fig
ures presented by other witnesses.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
rxnhoon,s Terrible Havoc.

Manila Especially "A typhoon OF
unusual severity swept over the Val
ley of Cayagan River, in the Prov
inces of Cayagan and Isabella. North
'ern Luzon. Four towns. including
llagan, the capital of Isabella prov
ince. we're practically demolished. A
thousand persons are still homeless
and destitute, but the dispatches SO
far received indicate that there were
no casualties. The tobacco crop was
seriously damaged. The government
Is making relief plans.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
CLAWS Work Attacked.

Los Angeles, Cal. (SpeciaD.-T
Committee on Alaskan Legislation
reported to the American Mining
Congress vigorous criticism OF tne
work of l.. F. CLAWS and the otner
government employees engaged IN ID
vestigating claims in Alaska. Among
other things it was charged tnss
CLAWS and Jones were not within 6vv
miles of the Alaskan land which tne'
reported upon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

Nearly one million new farms have
been created in the United States du
ring the last ten years. In the lasi
ten years the total number of farms
has Increased 1S per cent. says Ameri
can Agriculturist. In the older states
from Ohio eastward, there has been
going on for twenty years tendency
toward the amalgamation of farms dis
tant from market into larger holdings
On the other hand. this section has
witnessed the cutting up into smaller
sizes Of many farms nearer to mar
ket- There are now almost three
times as many farms as in 1870, and
an unprecedented increase In the
value OF farm lands and live stock
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

In East Haddam. about sixteen
miles north from the mouth of the
Connecticut river, hanging in the bel
fry OF st. Stephens church and in use
today. is bell that was cast in Spain
over 1000 years ago. The Spanish in
scription stating that the bell was
cast In Spain in S15 and the name OF
The priest who blessed 1t are all very
distinct. Those who have interested
themselves In this valuable old relic
claim the church in Spain where II
originally hung was destroyed by Ma
poieon, this bell and many others be
tng sent to America, where there was
a good market. It is 2S inches high
and "a inches In diameter at the base
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Conqueror of Alps Dead.

Domodossola, Italy (Speciai]'
George Chavez, the Peruvian ayis'"'
who achieved the glory of being u'
first man to fly over the Alps 70 :.
aeroplane. died in a hospital here y
injuries which he received wnen n. N
Bleriot monoplane crashed 10
earth with him here, just are, ,s 4
had completed the perilous leg o. n n
journey from Brigue. Switzeriahaa,, e.. !.
Milan. His fiancee, who hao ps
ried here from Paris, to act as
nurse. was at his bedside wnen Z
died.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

There is one boat on the Hudson
river that refuses to be oslerized. Al.
though the word fast is not usually
relfshed when applied TO the feminine
gender. the Mary Powell glories In
tho epithet and has made friends by
ft. This boat will complete this sea
son nifty years of service. and the
semtcentennial anniversary will be
appropriately celebrated. Captain
Anderson has served on the boat forty
years IN various capacities. The Mary
Powell is still In daily use by the Hud.
son River Day Line. and cuts the wa.
ter between New York and Kingston
not only like thing of life but like
a thing of very lively life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Study Infantlle Paralysis.

Washington, ID. C. Especially -
Statistics are being gathered by the
Public Health aud Marine Hospital
Service to show the prevalence OF in
fantile paralysis in the United States.
According to the reports so far re-
ceiyed the disease is practically un-
known in some States. Florida having
reported none. Connecticut, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Illinois, Massachu-
setts and Pennsylvania seem to be
the principal sufferers. Statistics
from most OF these States. however.
are not yet available.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Bomb From Housetop.

New York Especially His friend
ship for several members OF the Ita-
lian squad OF the detective bureau
which the late Lieutenant Petrosino
used to command is believed TO have
melted Black Handlers TO attempt as
sassination of Agnatni RIM. watch
man, on First street, by hurling n
bomb at him from housetop. The
missile struck near him and he wan
shocked into unconsciousness, but
escaped fatal injury. The explosion
created a panic In the neighborhood.
A similar attempt on RIMS life was
made three weeks ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

Austin. Tex. (SpeciaD = The
Texas Railroad Commission held a
public hearing on the PROPOSE to
adopt rules for issuing negotiable
and non-negotiable bills of lading by
railroads and to make the roads re-
sponsible for shipments made on bills
of lading. The object is to prevent
frauds In cotton shipments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Two Autoists Killed.

Piqua, Ohio Especially. - MIS-
Maria Anderson. 23 years old, ..
Piqua. and Edward Piper, 2S yeslss
old, of Sydney, Ohio, were killed aDs
Miss Grace Conover, of Piqua, Wa :,
fatally hurt, and c. A. Richey, y
Columbus, and Ray Piper less se,i'
ously injured when a CincinnsS,
Hamilton and Dayton train s'fur'
their automobile.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
HUGHES CHIEF JUSTICE.
Is Made On Highest Au.
thority.

Washington, d. C. (SpeciaD.-
That Governor Charles E. Hughes is
definitely slated to become chief JUS
tice of the United States was the
statement made upon such high au-
thority as to give 1t specific news
value.
Taft, already strongly inclined to
make Hughes the chief justice, was
made much firmer in his conviction
by the discussion with the cabinet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
Gas ExpIodes; Three Dead.

Philadelphia Especially. - Three
men were killed and a number In
iured in an explosion at the Rich
mond Gas Works of the United Gai
Improvement Company, Front ano
Tioga streets, this city. The explo.
sion occurred in the coal gas house
whore 40-inch pipe burst from some
unknown cause. The three men who
we're killed were in the room where
the pipe exploded and were almost
instantly killed. The injured were
not seriously hurt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
TAFT ADDS TO CIVIL LIST.
1000 Assistant Postmasters to Come
Under Law.

Washington, ID. C. Especially -
President Taft Issued an executive
order placing over 1000 assistant
postmasters throughout the country
under the civil service laws.
This new policy was announced as
a result of the deliberations of the
Cabinet. 1t was also stated that the
President will recommend legislation
TO place all second and third-class
postmasters in the classified service.
This class of Federal employees are
executive appointees, and are con-
sidered to be the plums of congress
sional patronage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06
FALLS 20 FEET UNHURT.
Painter Hits Two Men On His Way
TO Earth.

Scranton, Pa. Especially Arthur
Mills, painter, fell from the top of
a 75-foot smokestack on the Lacka-
wanna Mills. He struck a fellow
workman part way up the stack,
breaking his fall somewhat, and then
hit the foreman on the job, just be-
fore he landed.
Mills was made semi-conscious by
the drop; but superficial examina-
tion at the State Hospital, where he
was taken, disclosed that not a bono
was broken.