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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-15
IMPERIALISM HERE NOW.
Huie by Military Force Is Already
Fact in This Free
Country

Senator Teller is right in saving
that Imperialism is not a fear. but a
realization; not thing TO be warded
OF. but thing TO be abandoned
In his recent speech in the senate
he administered well-deserved re-
buke to those who pirate about par
tial liberty and conditional self-gov-
eminent. III, said
II have rot agreed with everybody who
has been In fear of imperialism. said two
years ago last month In the senate that
there would not be any imperialism there,
for the American people would not allow it,
Since then | have seen in those islands an
Imperial government that has had no equal
on the face OF the earth an imperial gov
errmert that has not a counterpart any,
whore under the heavens. an impe rial gov
eminent with five men. and five men only.
strangers TO the language. strangers to tho
country. unaccuainted with tho interests
OF the people. sitting there and administer
Ing govern Mt. taking the money OF tho
people ana aprroprlating Il without their
consent. ignoring the people entirely
MIR. President, the car OF Russia Is an
absolute ear. He has a council Of co me n
who SIT with him ard consider public at-
fairs. but the 81 men are Russians They
are people OF that country. They have
their sympathies aEL ;heir ambitions for
Russia
"rhese men in the Philippine islands are
strangers. Under the military law they
have right there Undoubtedly. but under
Gods law which Is higher than that. they
have no place there at all
Ard 50 take back what said two years
ago. lmpf rialism has come: ii Is there III
It's worst form. ard what / want TO know |
Ike the senator from Maryland MR. Wei |
ington), Is, what are you x Ding 10 90 now ? I
Are YOU going TO Keep up this .mperialistic
gov rrment2 Are you going ID continue 10 |
govern l2vrO.00o people contrary TO their
wish. without voice. without being heard. !
when Your chief actor over there. Gen. |
Macarthur. tells you that the people ara
a unit against this administration. when |
every Filipino IN Europe to-day. and fhsre
are thousands * them, "a against our gov
eminent over there"
The Commoncr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-15
BLUNDER UPON BLUNDER.
impossible system Of Govern ment n e
Administration j. TryingiD
the Philippines.

Secretary Root either is irving TO
/ throw dust in the eyes OF congress
and the people, or has his own eyes
full Of dust. Afer moving heaven
and earth TO get 10000 troops for
use IN the Philippines. imploring con-
gress to pass the army bill so as to
prevent great military disaster. he
now coolly reports that the Philip
pine commission thinks disturb
ances existing can better be sup
pressed by native police of a civil
government" Why does lie not
make public Gen. MacArthur's re-
ports? 1t was upon them that SEN
ator Seweil planted himself when he
said in open senate that the war il
more bitterly waged than ever. and
mat great standing army would be
Necessary in the Philippines for many
years to come. The truth is. and Il
stands ont on the face Of the commits
sion's report. that there is constan,
and unavailable friction between Gen.
Macarthur and Judge Taft. The sys-
tenn of government which they are try
ing TO put in force is unavoidable. The
whole thing was a muddle from the
start, and the commission asks con
gress TO give il some Independent,
power. Another thing which glares AZ
US in the report is the huge b'under our
government made in undertaking. I'M
derthetreaty Of Paris. to guarantee the
land titles Of the friars. To do this.
Judge Taft now says, would throw
Luzon into commissions. and he calmly
recommends that the United States
buy the friars out In other words.
more millions are 10 be flung into The |
Philippine rat hole. Meanwhile. the |
amiaDle gentleman in the white house !
earnestly recommends" that congress |
pull him out Of The pit which his own
hands have digged. But how can con-
gress legislate till il knows what pow
ers the supreme court VIII decide II has
in the premises? Middle. muddle. toll
and trouble--that is the history OF our
Philippine policy up TO date.-N. y.
Post
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sence from my business and 60 into the coun.
Try 1 did so and got temporary reliet.
went hack to work again, but was ttken
WITH very distressing pans in my stomach.
Il seldom had passage Of the bowes
naturally. | consulted another phys.CiAn
with no better results. The disease kept
growing on me, until | had exhausted the
ability OF sixteen Of Rochester's best pay.
sicians. The last physician advised NE 10
give up my work and 20 south, after he Lad
treated me for one year.
was gwen thorough examination with
the A-ray. They could not even detern ne
what my trouble was. Some of your tes:i-
monials in the Rochester papers seemed 10
me worthy of consideration, and made up
my mind to try bottle of Peruna Before
the bottle was half gone noticed change
for the better. am now on the fifth bottle.
ana have not an ache or pain anywhere Ny
bowels move regularly every dap, ana have
taken on eighteen pounds OF FISH have
recommended Peruna TO great many, and
they recommend il very highly. have tod
several people that If they would take 4 bot
Tie Of Peruna, and could then can1dy s4y
that II had not benefited them. / woul pay
for the medicine. "A. C. Lock'lar,.
Mr.. W. II. Peterson, Of Morris, IT SAYS:
II was nearly dead with catarrhal evs-
pepsia and am now well man. better. N
fact, than have been for twenty years or
more.
"Since ! got cured by your Peruna have
been consulted by a great many pe0nle
II You % not derive prompt and satigiac-
tory results from the use Of Pcruna. write
az once 70 DR.. Hartman. giving d full state
inent Of your case. and he will he p.casaa 10
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Or. Hartman, President Ct The
hartman sdnitarium Columbus. o.
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CLOSING IN on THE BOERs.
A~rd Kitchener Reports Great Ac.
tivity Of Troops. With More
severe Efhsinr

London, Feb. 1.-The war offics
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener. the commander.
in-chief in South Africa:
Pretoria. Feb. g.-Thc column,
working eastward occupied Ermeio,
February q. with Slight opposition. 4
large force Of Eoers. estimated ~
1000. under Louis Botha. retired east.
ward. About sHt wagons with familie.
passed through i.rmclo on the way 10
Amsterdam. ana 'erS large quantitie,
of stock are oeing driven east.
"A peace delegate under sentence
of death. and ether Eoer prisoners
were taken away by the Beers. All
the reports show that the Beers are
exceedingly bitter. Fifty Beers sur
rendered.
Louis Botha. with 1000 men. at
tackled Gen. Smith-Dorricn at Orange
camp. Boutwell, at a. m, February
Q. He was rcpulsrd after severe fight.
ing. Gen. Spruiit was killed. Gen. Pam
deiSoyr was severely wounded and
two field comets were killed. Twenty
OF the Boer dead were left in our
hands and many severely wounded.
Our casualties were "a killed and 50
wounded.
Oar movement 10 the east is re.
ported 10 have completely upset all
the encmy'S calculations and created
O regular panic in the district.
Christian Ne Wet appears to be
crossing the line south OF Jagersfon-
TEN road 20 the west, this morning
having failed 10 effect crossing by
the drifts east of Bethule.
I'm Cape Colony. Calvina has been
occupied by Col. De Isle. who en-
tered February .. the enemy retiring
Toward kcnnardt. Col. Ilaigh is driv-
ng the midland commanders north
ward past Aberdeen"
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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A British Co,umn. Inred Into = Ter Am.
bush. Effects = brilliant
Retreat

East London. Cape Colony. Feb. IL
"Details have been received here OF
severe lighting az Fabaksberg noun
tain. 40 miles east OF the railway and
midway between Small Deal and
Blocmfontein.
Maj. Crcwe, with composite col.
umn travelling southwest. sighted the
mountain on the morning Of january
81. lie heard heavy firing. and. know.
ing that Col. rileher'e column was on
the other side Of the mountain, he
concluded that this officer was in he.
tion. Consequently he hurried for.
ward, only TO meet Beers streaming
down. and evidently retiring from
Col. Pitchers lyddite shells. lmmcdi.
ately Col. Crewe brought three Is
Founders and pomNon to bear on
the Beers. who. however. were found
10 be 50 numerous that il was impos.
slble 10 head them. Orders were given
10 return To camp, about two mile.
from The mountain. The column rested
until four in the afternoon. when the
march was resumed southwest.
Maj. Crewe was just touching the
southern point of the mountain when
terrific rifle fire opened from larye
force of Beers. who were in ambns.
cade on the mountain. The fight soon
became general. The Beers outnu,n.
bered the British iiye to one and were
attacking them on both fanks and
the rear. The British '.pompom'
damned and became useless. Mai.
Crewe grasped The situation, and by
a brilliant move. got the convoy into
a safe position.
Between and III the evening the
Beers charged the position and turned
both tanks. The British ammunition
became exhausted and Mai Crcwe
was obliged TO retire and abandon the
pompom after The advance party had
endeavorcd TO save it and had sus.
tanned severe losses.
\ rear guard action was fought py
Maj. Crewe into the camp. where The
wagons had hcen laagered. He per.
'onally superintenCcd the retirement,
he Beers harrassing him throughout.
ntrenchmenfs were thrown up during
he night.
when morning came Maj. Crewe
tarted TO join Gen. Knox. ~ miles
outhwesi. The Peers Immediately re-
stacked him. compelling him TO fight
second rear guard action for a few
niles. Gen. DE Wet personally COM
handed the Beers. estimated at $500
iaJ. Crewe's force was only ZOO.
Nentually the british officer Joined
en. Knox and returned to Bloemfon,
Elm. Lord Kitchener has highly com.
limented Maj. Crewe upon the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-15
TROOPS. NOT rEAcE AGENTS.
EnEInnd's Policy for south Africa
Contcmplntes Vigorous Prosecu-
ttOn of the wnr

London. Feb. ii.-Lord Raglan, un
der secretary Of state for war, in
formed the correspondent of the press
to-day that Gen. sir Evelyn Wood il
not gong to south Africa. and that
no peace commission is contemplated
The report as To a peace commits.
sion is false from beginning to end"
he said. The policy of the govern
ment is the very opposite Of what
would prompt such step. Troops,
not peace commissioners, are going
10 South Africa
D. is also understo-.. that sir EVELYN
wood y Tess likely than any other
high official 20 BE- chosen for impor-
tant special duties. as he is now SO
deaf that his retirement Is only q
question Of a short time.
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Pekin. Feb. u. III Hung Chang
In'd a long Nisi, yesterday to Sir Err
nest Mason Satow. the British min.
lister. and made explanations regard
'a4 Inc appointment Of Ching Po Isl
70 carry messages of coincidence 10
The court Of ST. James on the death
81 ouesn Victoria. The Chinese plcni.
Iptcntiary explained that the special
cn'o, wac c'lua! IN rank to any one IN
'ne empire, with the exception OF
loyai personages. and. as a literary
chancellor, held the same rank =. =
viceroy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-15
THE BREAKING OF A JOURNAL
u Caused thr Wreck OF a Chicago A
Erie Emi-rnnt Trnin-Firc-
man finncy KILLED.

Decatur, Ind. Feb. 10 Bv The
breaking 81 Journal on the engine
drawing the wesr-hound Chicago X
Erie passenger train due here at 2:e-
2. m. the engine left the track al d
the baggage car and three coaches
plunged down an embankmcnt near
Wren, Q. Fireman ". Finney jumped
sustaining injuries from which lac
died. There were 1903 emigrants on
The train and five other passengers
i'eyond cuts and bruises all escaped
serious injury.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-15
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

-iHanna's ship subsidy grail on the
sea and the great railway trust on land
promise to make easy travelling for the
monopoly idea.s ST. Louis Republic.
IF as many thousand Filipinos
are taking the cath Of allegiance as the
administration organs say. that army
of 100000 to he sent over there will have
nothing TO DO out loaf and draw RAJ
tions. Kansas City Times.
1t is said that the democrats have
the power 70 talk the subsidy bill to
death. II would be good party politics
for them to do H. for both sides are
Clearly on record. and no good would
come Of entailing upon the country the
effects of SO perncious a measure
Indianapolis News lnd.).
Mr.. Mckinley is said to desire adj
ditional authority to deal with the
Philippines. Since he has already gone
beyond the limits Of the constitution in
dealing with these people, we fail TO
understand why he wants congress TO
give him any more authority. Once
outside the constitution. there is Moth
ing to check him. Chattanooga News.
No more vital question has been
presented TO congress for generation
at least than that Of the relations we
are 10 sustain with the Philippines.
and yet IL is set aside. TO be used as =.
pretext for an extra session, in order
that bill 10 give millions Of the tax
payers money 10 privat, corporations
may be forced through congress-
Ledger.
The troubles gathering about |
Mark Hanna and his subsidy bill are
increasing with the process OF the
uns." Nearly every new senator who
has been elected will be against the
ubsidy bill II IL goes over to the extra
session. The new ones who have como
n :he senate this session In the place OF
hose removed by death or TO a. va.
ancies are not in favor OF IIu.ra'
ooting scheme.-Duluth Herald.
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Confusing Reports md Humors RE-
gnrding the shipping and
Their siEnincancc.

The conflicting stories we have bee,
getting from Washington for SOM
time as 70 the prospects OF the pratt
cal hanna-Payne bill must be per
picking 10 newspaper readers VIII,
take any interest IN the subject.
Not only do different correspond
ents tell different stories, but tn,
same correspondent tells different
stories at different tunes. and some
OF them skip from side 10 side with
bewildering agility. one day the bill
Is sure TO b. defeated for the session
The next day il Is sure 10 pass before
the adjournment because a compro-
mise has been reached which is salts
factory TO the antis. The third day
the outcome is wrapped in impene-
trablc clouds of doubt and uncer-
tainty.
But no one should jump to the CON
cluslon that the correspondents are
Sensational lot who are continually
invcnting stories for the mere pur-
pose OF creating excitement. The
shiftings are natural. not To say un-
avoidable. result of the lobby and
other influences which are continu-
ally filling the air about the capital
with conflicting sounds. those of one
kind predominating one day and
In one LEGALITY and those of anoth
kind the following day in the same
or n different locality.
The struggle is pretty severe. and
there are the alterations Of appa-
rent prospects usual In such eases.
One day those interested on one side
relax. while those on the other re-
double their eNcrtions: the next dav
the order is reversed. Ii is the bust
ness OF the correspondent TO record
the succeeding Impressions. and not
to write according to his notions of
what the situation ought to be. or his /
prophetic views of what ii eventual !
~ will he.
Those who are interested in the
enactment Of such a thing as the /
shipping grab naturally are not over
scrupulous in their regard for truth.
and II is not in the power of any
to run to earth every
questionable statement which NAV be
put afoat for effect.
\ reasonable conclusion from the
statements and rumors
seems TO be that the bill would pass
The senate if il could be brought to
vote. but that il is unlikely to be
brought TO vote because of the open \,
opposition Of many senators and the
secret but hardly less effective oppo-
'ifion of others who do not care 20
'eem to anta-onize measure which
hey know j. strongly approved by
he administration.
There is possibility. however. that
ven il vote could be reached enough
epublicans would vote in the mega I
i've to defeat il. Some western SEN
tors may fear the people Of their
'wn states more than the president I
II the party bosses in congress.-C '
ago Chronicle. {
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LYNCH LAM IN KENTUCKY.
George Carter, Negro, Hanged by
Mob Who Forced the
Paris, KY, Jail.
He HAD ASSAULTED mrs. W. E. BEARD
The Mob Worked Detcrmin.diy
Quietly aud Quickly. and. when
the Dob was Bone. Dispcrscd
without "A word spoken or othes
Demonstration.

Paris. Ky, Feb. IL. George Carter
q negro who was ln Jail here charged
with having assaulted Mrs W. T.
Beard, about three weeks ago. Was
lynched by mob al an early hour
Shortly after two O'Clock. about thir
~ determined men appeared at the
sail door and demanded admittance Of
Jailer kiser. He refused and the
door was burst open. The iailer was
o'erPowercd in an instant the keys
secured and in less than five minutes
tarter was in the hands of the mob
lie refused TO make any statement.
The work of "A Minute Only.
IL was only the work of a minute &c
place rope around his neck and ne
was then half dragged to the entrance
Of the courthouse. The rope was then
thrown over the IRON arch leading tc
the entrance. and while several pulled
on the rope. others lifted his body
He died ~ strangulation.
The mob then quickly dispersed
During the whole affair there was not
a word spoken.
Scarcely any one in the town out
side the immediate participants. knew
that the lynchine was to occur. Tie
electric lights had previously been ex.
tinguishcd and the town was in total
darkness.
4 Warming to others.
Before the men dispersed they
pinned a card ON the body of the ne
gro bearing this inscription:
This viii be- the fate of all negroes
who assault white Women
The other occupants of the jail, \
who are colored. were greatly fright. |
rncd and their cries and means could 4
he heard for several blocks. Half an
hour after the lvnching occurred the
streets were deserted and the lifeless
body of The negro was swaying in the
wind
Carriers Alleged Crime.
The crime Of which Carter was
charged was q most atrocious one.
Mrs. Beard. who is the wife of W. T..
Beard. boolskeepcr at the Deposit
bank in this city. was on her way
home about SIX o'clock in the evening,
with her little son. when She was as
saulted 10y a negro. Her cries and
those of her son attracted the atten.
ton of some mer. but the assailant
escaped.
Bow He was Caught
Constant efforts were made by the
police 20 detect the negro, but with
out avail until last week, when Bees
sic Smoot of Euckeryyille caused a
warrant TO be issued for George Car
Ter. her brclher-ir-law on charge OF
assault.
a photograph was secured OF him.
which. il = said Mrs. Beard identified
rs being that of her assailant and al
he county jail her little son also iden-
iificd him.
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House Of Representatives..

ssOuSC W REPRESENTATIVES,,
Washington, Feb. 4, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
Ohio:
Gentlemen-"I have taken Perrna
now for two weeks, and find am very
much relieved. I feel that my cure
will be permanent. lhave also taken
II for Ia grippe, and take pleasure in
recommending Peruna as an excellent
remedy to all fellow sufferers
NJ. w. Howard.
Congressman Towards home ad-
dress Is Fort Payne, Ala.
MOST people think that catarrh is a
IvI disease confined TO the head and nose.
IVA Nothing is farther from the truth. Ii
may be that the nose and throat is the Oft
enest affected by catarrh, but if this is so il is
so only because these parts are more ex-
posed 10 the vcsSitudes OF the climate than
the other parts OF the body.
Every organ, every duct, every cavity Of
the human body is liable TO catarrh. a null
ttude Of ailments depend on oatarrh. This
is true winter and summer. Catarrh causes
many cases Of chronic disease. where the
victim has not the slightest suspicion that
ca,arrh has anything 10 90 with IL
The following letter which gives the ex-
Terlenoe OF Mr.. A. q. Lockhart is case in
point:
Mr.. A. c. Lockhart. West Henrietta. n.
A.. Box 81, in letter written to Dr. Hart
man says the following Of Peruna:
About iiitcen years ago | commenced TO
De ailing, and consulted a physician He
pronounced my trouble a species Of dvs-
pepsia, and advised me, after he had treat.
co me about SIX months, TO get a leave Of alb
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Another Mckinley Comm,..,on

Another of Mr.. Mckinley's "commis.
iions" has bobbed up, and. as usua,
with Mckinley's Commissions" IL il
tangled up in row. This particular
body is the one appointed TO investi-
gate the bubonic plague in California
1t has succeeded in antagonizfng the
legislature and the state authorities
generally. and in consequence ii has
acquired popularity similar TO that
which its distinguished predecessor.
the Hawaiian commission. enjoyed in
the Sandwich islands. When the his
tory Of Mr.. Mckinley's commissions
which. at the latest bulletin. numbered
7s9,2o3-c comes to be written II will con.
stitute one OF the most entertaining
" not entirely digrified chapters in the
cations annals Chicago Chronicle.
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Cape Town. Feb. Yesterday Sir
Alfred Miner reviewed 1000 men Of
the new volunteer force and mnde q
spirited address to the officers. lie ex-
pressed his qualification at the loyal
response the colony had made to the
call.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-10
Cures Blood Poison
Eruptions, Eating Sores, Bone Pains,
Cancer, ScrOfuIa, BOiIs.
To Prove 1t, Medicine Sent Free.

If you have persistent pimple, ul-
Ger, eating sore, sore on lip, swollen
glands, painful swelling or risings,
sharp lancing pains, mucous patches,
falling hair, sore throat or mouth, itch
ing, burning skin, gnawing pains, you
suffer from Blood Poison or the begin
ming of Deadly Cancer. Don't expert
ment but take the old reliable Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b 1t kills the poi
son in the blood which causes all the
symptoms, and cures the most advance
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toms of cancer, EVEN IF THE
FLESH is A MASS OF BOILS AND
ULCERS, or IL the disease has reached
the second and third stage. Botanic
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sores stops all pains, reduces the
swellings by giving a pure, healthy
blood supply. Botanic Blood Balm (B.
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lignant blood troubles like scrofula,
eczema. itching scabs or SCALES,
WATER BLISTERS. RHEUMATISM,
bone pains, pimples, carbuncles. often
sive catarrh Thousands cured. Espe-
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ter all else fails. II makes the blood
pure and rich. n costs nothing 10 try.
for we send Botanic Blood Balm free
10 convince sufferers OF It's ability 20
cure even the worst cases. A trial Of
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To obtain the free treatment describe
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fed that -. Is. ~. 90 what you need
b. is sold 81 all druggists ~ q per
large bottle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-10
GARRETT OWENS
LITTLE COUNTESS.
BY Lillian Bell.

copyright, 1901, by the S. S. Mcclure
Coz