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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-03
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

No wonder President Roosevelt
likens the trusts TO the Mississippi
river. He recalls the amount Of water
some Of them contain.-Omaha Bee.
MFR. Hanna and his historic skillet
are net abroad this campaign. Mr..
Hanna has his own fish to fry in Ohio
and the skillet is needed at home.--
Chicago Chronicle
Senator Beveridge says the tar
ifY is not the "mother Of trusts" Pres
ident Havemeyer of the sugar trust
says IL is. And on this question the
general opinion will he that Mr.. Have
meyer j. the better authority.-N- Y.
World.
Elsewhere the symptoms Of dis
content and unrest among the repub-
lican masses upon national issues have
been far more pronounced. The repub-
lican managers will get little comfort
out Of the Maine vote. and their oppo-
nents no encouragement
fMe) Argus.
The shrewd and resourceful men
who are at the head Of the great indus
trial combinations entertain no appre-
tensions as 70 the future Of the trusts
so long as the American people can be
deluded into the belief that an amend
ment 81 the constitution is all that Is
necessary 20 curb the power Of the
trusts. OF course they will profess TO
be alarmed and indignant at the pres
ident's philosophical and not unfriend-
" discussion Of the subject on the
stump and In his message 10 congress.
but that Is only part Of the game.
Such tactics are as old as the hills.--
Baltimore Sun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-03
HIS sTEpmA.

J knowed . little codger once.
As onery as could be;
HID chaw and swear. run on frou
school,
Ano i'cstcr beast and tree;
kept all the neighbor's dogs afeared
ana hair their windcrs broke;
There couldn't for that Tommy TuR
One praisin' word be spoke.
But by and by-his ma was dad
his pa met Wilder Green
And courted her; she parleyed some.
cause Tommy was so mean.
But last she said she'd give consent
II neighbours. friends. and kin
would promise to let meddln' out
while she broke Tommy in.
bad.
Saw something must be done.
30 all agreed to keep hands OF
And let his stepma run
Inc younester; well. she used the twig
a little. but not much:
But. gracious, How she used the az
And later hoe and such,
She kept that boy chopin wood
Ana dom turns and chores
And hoein' corn and garden sass
And scrubhn' steps an floors
tlll ne was glad 10 go to school
To GEL little rest;
fet she was monstrous kind and good
Soon as he'd done his best
Ills busy hands stirred up his wits.
And soon that boy at school
Was ieadln' all his classes: him
They used to call a fool
He studied doctorin', got to be
most uncommon man,
All cause his stepma worked the vim
That once to meanness ran.
The nerve that playin' hockey takes
Might turn a whole sch.ol down,
And that which breaks wlnder light
Might sometimes build town
There's lots OF emery little tykes
loafln round the streets
Need only work TO make 'em men
Instead OF trifiin' beats
Emma Client Curtis. In Denver News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-03

An old gentleman was walking
down one Of the streets OF Nam
chester. when he saw a boy crying
outside a house, and. thinking he
might comfort him. he asked him
what was the matter.
Fathers laying the c-carpet
down."
"well. and does that unpleasant
task make you cry?"
Mono; h-he h-hit his thurrh.a
"0h. you ere sorry for your fathslI
I suppose?"
sNo-no ! LIaughed."-Tit-Dit
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Odd uafchinx Test.

Al investigator Of an original turn
Of mind has appeared in the person
Of Moscow ssuder. named kolo
u,;zer. who In rs DAYS has sucreedes
in Matching the egg Of guinea fow
under bis left armDit.-Londcu Mall
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-03

IT Speaker Henderson believes in
the sacredness Of the existing tariff
schedules. is IL not his duty to educate
his constituents. and remain in con.
gress to defend the tariff? III a man
OF his views is selected 10 make the
run will not he. too. be out Of touch
with a growing sentiment? II man
81 different views. viii not Henderson
have become defaulter and desert
er. in betraying the sacred schedules
in the house Of their friends ALBANY
s:S.a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-03

The only wound ever sustained by
Lord Kitchener during his long term
Of military service was received ia
the Soadan. where bullet from an
Arabs gun struck him in the check
The bullet. after remaining in the
flesh for some time. fell into his plate
nj Londcn restaurant. - London
News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
mnK,nrMaro ON BAD Habits.

Bay City. Mich, Feb. 1.-The stall
saloon question has eliminated in
joint action by the city council and
board of police commissioner. in
recommending the adoption Of new
ordinance regulating the license. loca-
tion and running of all places where
liquors are dispensed. 1t prohibits
stalls or small rooms. screens or any
thing else that will prevent Il view of
the entire establishment. taboos gam
bling. and makes the selling of liquor
to minors or women punishable by II
fine not to exceed 500 or imprison-
nent for three months. or both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
LEFT STRANGE NOTE
Young Man Departs From the World
Because of Physical
Defect.

Duluth, Mimi. Feb. A special
from Bemidii reports Il peculiar sui
eide there Friday night. when an un-
known Young man, who had arrived
that morning took Il desc of strych-
nine. Nothing indicating his identity
was found expect the following
strange note: Expecting to end my
existence tonight l write these lines
in explanation of the deed.
"On account of It peculiar physical
defect my life has been of misery both
to myself and TO those with whom L
have lived. This defect. and also some
thing which ! can never get rid OF.
SO | think l am fully justified in TAX
ing this course. In fact. | think it is
my duty to my fellow man. as firm
believer IN the Christian religion. Wish
no effort to be made TO find relatives
He was about % years old. feet
tall. and dark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
FEAR A COMBINE
City of Mexico Paper Thinks Eu-
rope and Uncle Sam Equally
Dangerous.

City Of Mexico. Feb. 4-El Popular.
n penny daily. argues for Latin-Amer-
lean unity. lin order that the southern
nations of the world may present n
strong and compact front TO their great
neighbOr. the United States. which is
more powerful, if not more valiant,
than the Latin-American nations. and
may vet, under the preteXt of bestow-
ing the blessings of peace on these
countries. impose its rule by force and
then destroy I4atin-American liberties.
The famous Monroe Doctrine is
simply a means of preserving the equi-
librium between the United States and
Europe. The two tigers. Europe and
the United States. stand opposed to
each other. and the prey they desire is
Spanish America. While these hungry
beasts of prey are disputing we should
fortify for our common defense"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
THE LATE BIDDLES
Remains of the Burglars Reach
PittsburS-Ed Was Something
of a Poet.

PittsDurg. Pa. Feb. 1.-The remains
of the two Biddles. the thugs. were
brought here yesterday and turned
over to Il brother. who will inter them.
Mrs. Soffel is in unchanged condition;
she may or may not get well. though
the physicians are hopeful that she
Will
JeffersOnville. Ind, Feb 4.-Edward
Biddle was released from the Indiana
TeformatOry here in November 1897.
He had been sent to the prison at
Michigan City. Ind. from Albion for
larceny. Being under 21 years of age,
he was transferred TO JeffersonvilIe.
Biddle showed considerable talent.
writing poetry Of more than ordinary
merit. and occasionally he Sketched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
RESULTS SUMMED UP OF WATERBURY'S
FIRE HAVOC.

bounded on the north by Exchange
place, west by Bank street, and on
the east by South Main street. Early
yesterday the estimate of loss was S.
100000. but later, as the ground could
he better examined. the estimate was
Increased to $3.00O000. The fire
burned fiercely famed by a gale of
wind for ten hours. and the combined
efforts of the fire departments of this
place. Hartford. New Haven and Nau-
gatuck We're laughed at by the fire
demon.
The remarkable feature of the fire
was undoubtedly the absence. as far
rs known. of loss of life. Two men
who were asleep in the ScOvfl House
Charles y. Kent, of the Holmes.
Booth * Hayden company. and men,
Der of the board of education. and the
second cook. n German. were reported
missing. but both have been located
The rebuilding of ruined structures is
only question of time. Temporary
quarters have been secured by all the
firms. Many have already telegraphed
for new stock. and will resume busi-
ness immediately
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
The Three Meal Habit.

Our three meal habit is fearful tax
on our working capacity. 1t trebies the
temptation to overeating. Our cham
pions stagger under the weight of a
physiological handicap. One-half the
functional energy OF the system is di-
verted by the exigencies of digestion.
No other hygienic mistake has done so
much to make us a generation of dys-
peptics as the custom of after dinner
work. Its victims. moreover, incur the
risk of contracting that form of moral
dyspepsia called pessimism. 1t tends
to rob the working day of its reward
DR.. f. L. Oswald in Success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04

Waterbury. Conn. Feb. 4.-After the
fire that started here Sunday night
had been twice supposed to be under
control, and after destroying property
valued ut $3.OO0.OO0 and when the
danger of further destruction of prop
erty was supposed to have ended. at
n. III. yesterday, the ScOvell House
took fire and was annnihilated. the de-
structiOn including thousands of dol
lars worth of furniture. appointments
and personal effects and fmperiling
many lives. This blaze is believed to
have been incendiary. 1t originated in
the pool and billiard room in the base
ment of the house on the further side
from the burning district. The room
was locked, and no one was supposed
to be there. No fire was kept in the
room. all heat being supplied from Il
boiler in another part of the building
The fire came so close on the heels
of the big conflagratiOn that the thou
sands of spectators who witnessed il
were thrown into a more complete
panic than the original fire caused.
Sunday nights fire burned Il triangle
of the best business Dart of the citv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
STRICKEN AT PRAYER
Tragic Fate of Elijah Lamar Dur
ing Service in
Chapel.

Nashville. Ills. Feb. 4.-Stricken
with death from heart disease while
offering up prayer was the tragic fate
which overlook Elijah Lamar at the
Holiness chapel Sunday afternoon.
After a service of song Lamar was
called upon to lead in prayer. While
in the midst of his innovation MEM
bers of the congregation noticed a
trempr in his voice and saw him reel
against the pulpit.
Medical aid was instantly sum-
mOned. but the aged elder passed
away without regaining consciousness.
Lamar was veteran of the civil war,
being Il member of Company f. Forty
ninth Indiana infantry. He was also
member of the local post G. y. r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
Appearance of the Sit
uation in Ven
ezuela.
MORE WAR MOVES
Government Destroys a
Revolutionary
Steamer.

Willemsted. Feb. 1T is reported
the Venezuelan troops were defeated
by Batalla and Loereto Loretollema
near Baul.
Numerous arrests were made Jan.
eth at Caracas and Il Venezuelan
gunboat has reached Puerto Cabello,
Venezuela, bringing as prisoners two
of President Castro's former minis
ters and eight leading merchants of
Caracas.
This is looked upOn'as proof that
the government is in fear of more Sc
rious complications.
Revolutionary Steamer Sunk.
Colon, Feb. At is reported here
that the Venezuelan revolutionary
steamer Libertaior was sunk by a
Venezuelan gunboat while under re-
pairs at Port Colombo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
FORTY DEAD FOUND
OF the 21O Japanese Soldiers Fro
zen to Death-EIeyen
Alive.

Yokohama. Feb. 4.-F'our officers and
seven men of the detachment of 210
japanese infantry previously reported
TO have been frozen to death. with the
exception CT one man on the northern
end OF HOndO island. have been found
In various stages of exhaustion. Forty
cOrpses have also been found.
Major KamaGuchi was discovered
alive, hut frozen to- the ground by the
blankets his men had thrown over him.
Three living and seven dead soldiers
were found lying near Major Kama
Cuchi- The search for the last man
is impeded by SHOW storms, and scant
hope of finding further survivors is
entertained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
WOULD HAUL DOWN THE FLAG
wherever II Was an Emblem Of FORGE
Beveridge Comes to the Front.

Wherever Il Was Emblem of Forge
BeveridGe Comes to the Front.
Continuing his speech, Carmack said
he would haul down the United States
flag wherever it waved as an emblem
of force aud despOtism. He charged
that the United States had been hold
ing a false. fraudulent and. delusive
hope to the TilipinOs. and that we are
killing those people for the salvation
of their souls and building up the
church Of God out Of human bones. He
maintained that by following out the
policy of conquest formulated by the
majority in power the United States
was pressing itself into all the bicker-
iTgs and quarrelS of the world.
Bcveridge defended the pending tar
if hill from attacks made on ii by Car
mack In the course Of his remarks
he declared that the reason why eX
President Cleveland. eX-President Har-
rison and ex-senator Edmunds-all of
whom had not been in sympathy with
the Philippine policy of the admins
tration-decliued to follow the Demo
cratic party was because that party
would not Gccept the decisions Of the
supreme court and the verdict of the
American people as final.
He asserted that the reasons why the
moderate. thoughtful and conserva-
tive people of the country" had not fol-
lowed ~the Democratic party i'm its op-
position 70 the proper control of the
Philippines. and in other matters Of
national policy. was that they feared
that party would SOW ''the dragons
teeth from which would spring a har-
vest of anarchy" Another reason. he
said. was that that party was sound
ing a note of retreat and never in the
history of the country had the Ameri-
can people retreated from any PROPOSE
ton fairly presented TO them, and they
never would"
''They VIII not folloY you" he de-
cIared, shaking his finger at the Demo-
cratic side. because you are calling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
AWFUL LIST
Death Roll of Mexico's
Pit Horror Worse
Than Thought.
SIX SCORE
Sixteen Finally Rescued
Alive, But Frightfu1-
1y Mang1ed.
NUMBERS SIX SCORE

Houston. Tex. Feb. A special
from Eagle Pass. Tex, says: Eighty
four bodies and sixteen men barely
alive. some of them horribly mangled.
have been taken from the Hondo
mines. Search for the bodies has
stopped on account of the stencil, but
disinfectants have arrived and work
Will be resumed. Twenty-Five head
Of dead mules have been taken from
the shaft. The damage TO property
is very great. The company has OBJ
tanned all the physicians and nurses
that can be secured from all points,
and is doing everything possible to
save any of the miners who may still
be alive.
Forty Stiu To Be Accounted For.
The scene at the mouth of the mine
was horrible. Wives, mothers and
children of the dead and mangled
We're screaming and crying and re-
fused to retire. OF those known to
have gone into the mine there are
about forty still To be accounted for
They are nOt4ikely to be living. for il
not killed outright the deadly carbonic
oxide following the explosion unques-
tionably rendered the men unconscious.
There is Il pathetic story of little
muleteer who came up alive. His
brain was injured and he kept run
ming around in a circle. His brother
aecognized and embraced him, and the
boy exclaimed: My brother!' On he
ing released he again began running
around and dropped dead.
Speculation as tn Cause.
The direct cause of the explosion is
rot vet known. The accepted theory
is ignition by n naked light. The mine
is 3I5 feet deep and is Il dry mine;
consequently fine explosive coal dust
finds lodgment on the ledge and floor
and is often an unsuspected danger.
The combination of gas and dust may
account for the eXplOsio ion. General
Manager Johnson. of the Mexican In
teT.national railroad, is also general
manager of the mines. He Went 10
the mine ON Il special engine on Sat
urday and is still there. \ dozen sur
eeOns secured from accessible points
along the road and from the frontier
are doing all that is practicable for the
living. ne dead are being buried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
TALK THE TAGAL HAS A CLOSE CALL
Senate DeVotes Some Time to
the Always Present
Philippines.
CARMACK MAKES FIRST SPEECH
TiIIman and lBeveridge CIash-PoIi.
tics Seasons Ora
tory.

Washington. Feb 4.-Another Spir-
tied debate. with the Philippine tariff
bill as the text, was precipitated in
the senate yesterday as the result Of
some statements made by Carmack in
the 'cOurse of an extended speech on
the general Philippine question. 1t
was the Tennessee senator's first
speech in the senate. and he was given
notably good attention on both sides of
the chamber At the conclusion of his
address, which had been listened to by
many of his former colleagues in the
house Of representatives, BeveridGe
challenged some of his statements. The
debate which enSued was very lively
for a few minutes, taking on a po-
litical phase which proved particularly
Interesting to the auditors. VINO crowd
ed the floor as well as the galleries.
Makes IA Lynching Comparison.
Carmack charged that there was n
censorship in Manila. hut not mill
tary one. He said it was political and
used for the advantage of the Repub
licaD party. Probably one of his most
striking StatementSSwaS this: You lift
your hands in holy horror at the lynch
ing OF IL cOlOred man in the south. and
y
OO0.OCO of people who recently were
your allies and your brothers in arms,
and who have committed no crime eX-
Ccpt the crime upon which this gov
ernmeut was founded
Criticism OF the Presidents Words.
lie declared that if the president of
the United States had properly char
acterized AguinaldO and his associates
as blOOdthirsty Apaches, then Admiral
Dewey and those who secured Aguin-
aido's help and assistance could not es-
cape the charge of deliberately viOlat-
ing the laws of civilized warfare. and
hc hoped the charge against Admiral
Dewey would he investigated. From
the beginning" said Carmack. ''we
knew that Aguinaldo was fighting not
for change of masters, but for abso-
lutte freedom" ana. he said. General
Anderson had assured AguSlaldO that
the American people never have estab-
liShed colonies. and he could trust in
the honor of the American people.
These facts" he said, constitute n
binding obligation upon us to give
them their independence"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
TOSTAMP OUTPOST
Chicago Will Proceed with Sys-
temiZed War on the Small
pox Epidemic.
STARTLING FACT IS MADE KNOWN
Plague Has Increased OIL Per Cent.
Above Its Prevalence
sNear Ago.

Chicago. Feb. Am effort in pre-
Serrive medicine On Il scale of cOnsid-
erable magnitude was inauGurated last
week by the city health department.
Its field is an area of some 100000
square miles of territory in the ten
states of which Illinois is the southern
center and the remOtest boundaries of
which are within Il few hours railway
travel from Chicago. Among the 23.-
C0O.OOO people living in this area the
number of cases of smallpox has in
creased more than 500 per cent. since
the first OF the wear over the number
reported during the corresponding per-
iod of 1901. That is TO say. between
Sec. 2S. 1900. and Jan. ~. 1901. there
Were only 1910 smallpox cases report
ed in this territory, while during the
similar period ended Jan. ~. 1902,
there were 1O.S2O cases repOrted-an
increase of 911 per cent.
Disease still Spreading Unchecked.
Authentic information. gathered by
wire and mail from state and local
health authorities and from personal
investigations 10y the contagious dis
ease experts of the department-Sent
to a number of infected localities most
directly men3cinG ChicagO-COnvinced
rhe health commissioner. DIR. Reynolds.
that the disease is still spreading UNI
checked: that it is not being fought in
telliSently or adequately. and that its
continuance seriously threatens not
only the public health. but the materi-
al interests of this vast area by the
certainty of shotgun quarantineS"
sooner or later. and consequent costly
and veXatiOuS interference with travel
and traffic.
VIII Now Proceed to Stamp.
These views were presented at n
conference with the representatives of
the leading railways ceutering in Chi
cagO and their cooperation with the
department was urged in a concerted
effort to stamp out the pestilence.
Ready assent was given. the neceS-
Sary men and means were assured,
and it is confidently believed that the
situation will he well in hand within
Il fortnight after operations are begun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
BEvERIDGE AND TILLHIAN TACKLE
Various Things Discussed, Down to Burn.
Ing of Towns and Cities.

Various Things Discussed, Down to Burn
Ing of Towns and Cities.
Just about here Tillman came into
the game and wanted to know whether
General Bell had proposed to make
war so terrible that the enemy wOnld
want peace 'and want it bad" Beve-
ridge didn't know, but asked TiIlman
whether he would not prosecute a war
just that way; which in turn Tillman
didn't know for sure. and said ii de-
pended on the kind of war he thought
himself engaged in. Then Tillman
brought into the discussion officers. un-
named. who had told bim they were
ashamed of their work in the Philip
pines; then he referred 10 the AssOci-
ated Press. Then he spoke of the al
legged censorship. Finally BeveridGe
declared: 1T is hopeless. When they
begin to discuss the constitution and
we take them up on that they come to
the censorship. When we say that
none exists. then they go to war, blood
shed. pillage and murder
After some sharp personal collOquy
III which the Indiana and South Caro-
lima senators ridiculed each other Bev-
eridge proceeded to relate an incident
of the burning of n village. and said
that upon Investigation it proved that
purpose being to disprove some re-
ports against the American soldiers.
Tillman was on his feet again and
asked Beveridge: From whom do we
get the statements that the insurgents
or rebels. or whatever they are, did all
this burning?"
The American authorities" replied
BeveridGe.
And is It customary" inquired Till
man. Ito determine case from eX
parte statementS:"
why does the senator always in
sist.' retorted Beveridge. that any
authority which comes from an Amer
lean source is falsehood. while every
thing that comes from the enemy is
the TRUTH"
For the same reason" replied the
South Carolina senator. that in my
own state. when its capital was burned
in 1860, there was an infamous asSer-
tien that we burned it. when every
body knew we did not do So
Now. Mr.. President" said Bevc-
ridge. laughing. I'VE are back again on
ancient history. which l decline TO dis
cusS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-04
is STUBBORN
England Makes Reply to
Hollands Peace
Proposals.
B0ERS MUST APPEAL
Government AdhereS to
no Intervention
Policy.
BOERS MUST APPEAL

London. Feb. 1.-The British gov
ernment replied to DIR. Kuyper, the
Dutch premier that if the Beers in
the field desire to negotiate for peace
negotiations can be entered into; but
only in South Africa.
VIII Tolerate no Intervention.
The British government adheres to
the intention not TO accept interven-
tion of any foreign power.
London. Feb. THE St. James Ga
zette today claims the highest au-
thority for saying: The premier
has fixed the restoration of peace i'll
South Africa as an appropriate mo-
ment To resign his Office.