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Sharp County record., 1905-12-22
North Arkansas.
Short Items of News From
the Counties Neighbcr-
ing Sharp.

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at Calico Rock.
A canning factory will be eS-
tabhshed at Gassyille.
Pocahontas is to have electric
lights in the near future.
Collector Billingsley of lizard
county made his bond in 40 min
utes.
The late term OF chancery court
for lizard county granted four di'
vorces.
Batesville will make an effort
to secure the location of the Ma
sonic orphans home.
}. F. Montgomery Of Fulton
county recently killed a hog
weighing 629 pounds.
D. D. Smart, an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier, aged 73 years, died
at Newport last week.
M. Burrow, a merchant OF
Warm Springs, Randolph county,
has gone into voluntary bank
ruptcy.
j. W. Helms and Miss Mary
Francis, both II years old, were
licensed to marry in Independ-
ence county recently.
While shoeing a horse at New
burg Pleas Thompson was thrown
to the ground by the animal and
suffered a broken leg.
A farmer near Walnut Ridge
recently killed a bald eagle which
measured six and a half feet
from tip to tip Of wings.
The Republican central COM
mittee Of Independence county
has endorsed W. P. Jones for
postmaster at Batesville.
w. E. Sanders of Fulton coun-
ty, convicted of the illegal sale OF
whiskey and fined $50, has been
pardoned by Gov. Davis.
The citizens of Pocahontas
held a meeting one night recent
ly to devise means to prevent So
much lawlessness in the town.
The Bank Of Ravenden has
been incorporated with a capita
of $4,000 T. J. Sharum is pres.
ident and Sam H. Ball vice pres.
ident.
The two.year-old daughter ol
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles True oil
Batesville fell in the fire one day
last week and was very painfully
burned.
Mrs. Charity B. Ruff, wife oI
Hon. H. E. Ruff, representative
from Randolph county, died last
week at Pitman of consumption,
aged 90 years.
| H. Brider died at Mamma, Ran
dolph county, few days ago o1
blood poison. While cutting ur
a hog he scratched a small place
on his forefinger, from which he
died.
j. P. Montgomery, until re-
Gently postmaster at Alvis, was
fined $500 in federal court at
Batesville last week on a charge
of defrauding the government.
He used stamps, while postmast-
er, in the purchase Of merchan-
disc.
One night last week at Poca-
hontas the stores of Jos. Peters
and H. J. Warshavsky were rob-
bed Of S400 worth of goods.
Four young boys of the town are
under arrest for the crime, and
most of the stolen goods have
been recovered.
A large number of Randolph
county citizens are petitioning
the governor to pardon Jake
eatherford. who was recentlv
Sharp County record., 1905-12-22

Four negroes were arrested at
Van Buren Saturday on a charge
of murder committed nine years
ago.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-22
ANNOUNCE Nj ENTS
REPRESENTATIVE.

1T Ht IIhl you UOh I AuCCteu.
Then try, try again.
Trusting the people at last will heed.
I'll try. try again.
James Davie.
Candidate for Representative of Sharp county,
subject to the democratic primary of said county
Platform: The people should make all local laws.
The Record is authorized to announce E. b.
Andrews a candidate for reelection as Represen-
tatve in the General Assembly. subject to the
democratic primaries
The'Record announces Boen Phillips as a candi-
date 10 represent Sharp county in the lower house
of the next General Assembly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
WANTS ONE MORE VICTORY.
Japanese Press Opposes Armistice
Confident Oyama Will Win.

Toxic, June 14.-fhe japanese gov
ernment still maintains silence regard
ing peace negotiations. It is apparent
ly awaiting action at and advices from
Washington and st. Petersburg. The
newspapers and public continue spir-
tied discussion of the situation, devot-
ing themselves largely to a probable
armistice and terms of peace.
The newspapers continue to be fatty
opposed to an early armistice, which
would deprive the army and navy OF
the advantages within their grasp. 1t
is generally thought that Field Marshal
Oyama's plans are rapidly maturing,
and that the next great drive will
sweep General Linievitch back and car
ry the Japanese army into Russian ter
ritory.
The good faith and ultimate inten.
tions of Russia toward peace are openly
and generally questioned. The Japan
ese government is possibly satisfied
with the good faith and intentions oi
Russia, but it's silence leaves the public
doubtful. The Japanese public would
welcome peace, hut it demands terms
consistent with victory and assuring 8
permanent peace.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
Oyama Has Russian Army Com
pIetely Surrounded.
MAY PROVE SEDAN FOR RUSSIA
Before Peace Negotiations Can Begin,
Greatest Battle of the War
May be Fought.

London, June 1.-THE practical GER
tainty now that the peace negotiations
cannot begin for another month leads
to the conviction that another battle
will be fought in the interval. Accord
ing to the Daily Telegraph's Tientsin
correspondent, Japanese forward
movement has already commenced, in
spite of the rainy season.
The Daily Telegraph's Toxic corre-
spondent gives an interesting idea of
the situation from q correspondent who
is said to be in a good position to know
the actual facts. This correspondent
says that the principal Russian depot
lis at Gunshu Pass, whence many light
railways are being constructed north
ward to facilitate retreat. Lieutenant
General Linievitch, bewildered by the
strategy of the Japanese, is making
repeated reconnaissances and throwing
out innumerable scouts. Nevertheless,
at the present moment, the correspond
-ent says, all his army is completely
.enveloped.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
NEW MOVES TO END STRIKE.
Hanrahan will Take Hand = Team
sters's Offer Rejected.

Chicago, June 16.-While apparent
Iy there was no surface change in the
strike today, a powerful agent for peace
was at work. Grand Master J. G..
Hanrahan, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, arrived in the city,
and after a conference with Mayor
Dunno, announced that he would use
his good Offices to settle the strike.
Chairman John v. Farwell, Jr., of
the Employers association, declined to
consider tentative strike settlement
proposition presented to him today by
the state board of arbitration.
The proposition was an offer that, if
the employers would agree to use all
honorable influence to have police and
deputy sheriffs and all armed guards
withdrawn Immediately, the strike
would be declared off, even as to the
express companies, and that orders to
deliver anywhere would be obeyed by
the teamsters. The offer had the ap-
proval of President Shea and the ma
tionaf executive board of the teamsters.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
FOR CONFERENCE CITY.
Choice by Russia and Japan is Mar
rowed Down to Three.


Washington, June 15.-Gradually
the negotiations for peace in the Far
East are nearing focus. The one
point to which the energies of those di-
rectly concerned in them now are being
directed is the choice of place for
holding the conference of the plenipo-
tentiaries of the belligerents.
It is known officially that three cities
are under consideration by Russia and
Japan. These cities, named in the
order of the likelihood of their fnal se-
lection, are Washington, The Hague
and Geneva.
Thus far no decision has been reach
ed. Paris and London have been elm
mated from the question. 1t is under
stood that the Russian government OBJ
jects to an Asiatic city, its preference
being for some European capital. After
obiecting to the holding of the confer
ence in Paris, the Japanese government
expressed willingness to consider 9TH
er places which afforded adequate facil-
tiles, although it is assumed that Ja-
pans preference would be for some Far
Eastern city practically within the
theater of war. Finally, however, the
selection seems to have narrowed down
to the three cities named.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
AT ELLIS ISLAND.

Grotesque Immigrant and Change
Made by Years. Residence.
Ellis Island-that gateway to New
York through which this year will
enter about a million refugees from
the ignorance, despotism, poverty and
hopelessness of the old worlds one
Of the most interesting places In the
metropolis. There the student of hui
manity is never In want Of an en-
crossing subject. There he may see
''in the raw" the peasantry Of sunny
Italy, OF tce-bound Finland, Of Ltthu-
ania, of Poland, Of all the many lands
Of Europe and western Asia-the Jew,
the Catholic, the Mohammedan, the
Protestant, the adherent Of the Greek
Church-each attired in the grotesque
and emi-barbaric garb Of his native
village and speaking a rude dialect
which the educated from even his own
land can scarcely comprehend.
Heavy, stolid faces-product Of CEN
turies Of toll, poverty and ignorance
confront him, but he will detect little
Of viciousness. These ox-like men and
women are not criminals. Only rare
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
CAN CONVICT TRUST.
Government Attorneys Will Ask Grand
Jury to Indict.

Chicago, June 14.-Authoritative in
formation has reached Chicago from
Washington that Attorney General
Moody and the government attorneys
who have been conducting the inquiry
into the beef trust have reached the de-
cision that they have sufficient evidence
to secure conviction, that the prosecu-
tion will be pushed vigorously and that
indictments will be asked of the grand
jury. Now that the agreement has
been reached, the grand jury will COM
plete its work within week and re-
turn number of indictments.
When the beef trust inquiry was re-
sumed by the grand jury today, two
cattlemen from Iowa were on hand to
give their aid to the assistant district
attorney. They told of the good re-
suits of the 24-hour law, which has
just gone into effect. The stockmen
are Barney Devine, Jr., of Livermore,
Ia, and F. T. Arnold, of Arnold, Ia.
These men, the former rated million
aire, own the largest cattle ranches in
the state, located in Humboldt county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23

eager friends who come to welcome
them. If the Americanized friend is
a woman, especially If she be young
woman, one may depend upon it that
her unsophisticated countrywoman has
got to be amazingly "prinked up" be-
fore they set off together. Not infre-
quently a "lady friend gifted with
forethought will have brought with
her an entire new wardrobe all la
mode for the newcomer, and it is a
common occurrence to see one Of these
ambitious kinswomen literally forcing
her dazed peasant friend to lay aside
her picturesque kirtle and bodice, her
gay headdress, her long pendant ear
ring-beloved treasures-and don in
their stead, in such privacy as can be
secured in the door ways Of the long
exit corridors, cheap and tawdry black
skirts and q white shirt waist and
picture hat laden with flowers and
feathers.
In q few months the peasant girl
becomes habituated to wearing cor
sets about her strong young waist,
and she bushes to think Of the sight
she must have been when she landed,
| with a bundle on her back, and when
she in turn goes to meet some one Of
her friends it is difficult to realize how
radical has been the Transformation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
He WASN'T q Legislator.

A travelling man who "makes" Kan
sas City frequently was dining in the
cafe of one Of the large hotels when he
thought he'd play trick on his waiter.
"See that man at the next table,
Georgew he said.
The waiter nodded assent. That's
DR.. Alonzo Tubbs, the Missouri Legis-
lator, who is trying to stop all tipping"
The waiter grew interested at once
well, amt dat too bad" he said. Abs
been waitin' on him. too. well, you
won't get any tip there" said the trav-
cling man. .'Ah suttingly treated him
right" replied the waiter.
"A few minutes later the man at the
other table left and the waiter return
ed to the travelling man. "Well," said
the drummer, "what did l tell your
Excuse me, sab, but ah thinks you
tole me er fabrication" said the waiter,
grinning. .Dat man amt legislatah
he's a gentleman" The man had
given him quarter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
TO INDIcT MANY.
Government Now Has Ample Evidence
Against Beef Trust.

Chicago, June 15-Following the au-
thoritative announcement from Wash
ington yesterday that Attorney General
Moody and the local Federal authori-
ties in charge of the investigation into
the methods of the beef trust had come
to an agreement for further prosecution
of the cases comes the positive state
ment today from a semi-oflcial source
that, SO far as the jury itself is con-
crerned, sufficient evidence has been
obtained to warrant the indictment of
scores Of packing house officials,
The number against whom indict-
ments will be returned, to quote the
language of the official making the
statement, twill range anywhere from
35 to TO-"
1t is positively stated that the jury
can complete its work in three days
after the return of United States Dis
trict Attorney Morrison from Washing
ton and, as he has already left for Chi
cago, it is now expected the indictments
will be returned shortly.
Unless present plans arc sidetracked
in some way, the indictments to be re-
turned will run against the official
heads of the packing establishments
The Federal authorities will not say
whether these officials have their head
quarters in Chicago or not. Besides
the official heads Of the corporations, it
is asserted that several lawyers repre-
senting the packing companies will be
indicted for subornation oi perjury
Twelve or Is indictments, it is asserted,
will run against agents and representa-
tives Of the packing companies, charg.
ing them with interference with wit
nesses who were called.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
A Discouraging outlook.

The weekly New York paper which
chronicled gay doings not only in that
frivolous metropolis but in England
and other foreign ports as well, afford.
ed Mrs. Emmons keen enjoyment, and
gave her many an excuse for righteous
wrath. This fact had been fully ap-
preciated by her son, who sent her a
years subscription.
Listen to this, Bile Emmons," she
commanded one night, the paper tren-
bling in her hands. "It's the account
of a grand reception in London, and
this is what it says: The Honorable
Winifred Cowles was in black velvet,
studded with jewels, the low-cut
bodice and sleeve straps being en-
crusted with sparkling gems. The
Honorable Frances Rathbone wore
deep blue velvet with garnitures Of
rich lace
'sNow you mark what / say" said
Mrs. Emmons. IF our young fellows
that go over to England get to wearing
such clothes as this paper describes.
what's going to become Of our coun-
try? A fellow thatll submit himself
to be rugged up in any such way as
that isn't likely to know how to handle
a gun in time o. war or hoe in time
o. peacep'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
DODGE IMMIGRATION LAW.
inspectors Discover Men in London
Who Post Undesirabies.

London, June II. - Marcus Braun
and Mr.. Fischberg, the American in
spectors who have been inspecting the
emigration from Continental countries
to the United States, having concluded
their labors in Austria, Hungary and
Russian Poland, respectively, are now
looking up the conditions prevailing at
the embarking points of the big At
lantic liners.
Messrs Braun and Fischberg say
that the steamship companies have in
augurated a very strict inspection of
emigrants, but that even in London
persons claiming to be agents of the
companies are publishing guarantees to
secure the admission of any emigrant
to the United States for few pounds
in addition to the fare. How the sub
agents carry out this agreement is now
under investigation by the inspectors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
MUST STAND TRIAL.
Mitchell Gets Worst of First Decision
in Land Fraud Case.

IN Lana FRAUD case.
Portland, June 14.-Senator Mitchell
must stand trial upon the Krib's indict-
ment, charging him with having ac-
cepted fees while senator of the Unit
ed States for services rendered to Fred
erick A. Kribs. by which timber land
claims belonging to the latter were
pasesd through the General Land Office
to patent.
Judge De Haven yesterday morning
in few words overruled the demurrer
of the defense and set the trial of Sem
ator Mitchell for Tuesday, June 20,
thus sweeping away every hope of the
success of the dilatory tactics so long
employed, and bringing them face to
face with the necessity of meeting the
mass of the governments evidence in
denial of the guilt alleged.
1t was quickly over, though for a
moment there were those in the court
room yesterday morning who lived
more than twice the time indicated by
the clock <as the judge paused in his
discussion of the Indictment before
rendering his final opinion and holding
against the plea of the defense. CAS-
to the form," said Judge De Haven,
stthe Indictment is justly open to criti-
cism; indeed, very severe criticism
But, still, I think" the court continue
ed, slowly, tthat it substantially
charges the offense described in section
1882 of the revised statutes"
No more was needed. The govern
ment had won. The defendant had
lost. The opening of what will be one
of the most bitterly contested and in
effect one of the most far-reaching cases
ever tried before the courts of Oregon
was in sight.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
Building Trades Withdraw Aid.

Chicago, June 17-Thousands of cir
cular letters have been sent out to arch
itects, builders and labor union mem
bers generally, containing information
that the Associated Building Trades of
Chicago and Cook county have with
drawn their moral and financial support
from the teamsters. The circulars,
which are issued officially by the build
ing trades, charge that the members of
the Safe and Machinery Movers and
Riggels' union has been performing
work rightfully belonging to the trades
affiliated with the building trades.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
Death Penalty Suggested.

Honolulu, June 6-Considerable at
tention has been attracted by Chinese
poster, which has appeared in Hilo's
Asiatic quarter. It says that the Chin
ese government proposes to retaliate for
the American exclusion policy, and
that the government at Pekin will issue
an order against the purchase of Amer
lean goods, with death penalty for
vocation of the order, and will proceed
to have Americans fumigated at the
port of entry and charged $5 per head
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
President Roosevelt Takes Steps
to Remove Its Cause.
COOLIES MAY BUY CERTIFICATES
Accounts for Trouble Experienced by
Travellers and Others Entering
the United States.

Washington, June Is. - President
Roosevelt is manifesting deep inter-
est in the statements made to him last
Monday by delegation of members of
the American Asiatic association con-
corning the difficulties which hitherto
have been experienced by Chinese mer-
chants, students, travellers and literary
men in gaining admission to this coun-
try. The complaints of the Chinese
government about the alleged humilia-
tion to which members of those classes
of Chinese are often subjected upon
their arrival in the United States, to-
gether with the threats of the CONNER
cial guilds of China to retaliate by boy
cotting American-mad goods, have
aroused the business men of this coun-
try to protest against what they have
regarded as unreasonable discrimina-
ton in the enforcement of the Chinese
exclusion laws.
In letter to Secretary Metcalf, OF
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor, the president directs him to see
that the immigration officers exercise
discretion in the enforcement of the
exclusion law, to the end that the re-
lations of this government with China
may continue to be cordial.
It is pointed out that great difficulty
is experienced by the immigration Off.
cials in executing the law, because OF
the many bogus certificates which are
presented by Chinese. It is well
understood fact that for consideration
Chinese coolie may procure in China
certificate that he is merchant or 9
traveller or member of the other ex
empt classes. On it's face the certif.
cate entities him to admission to the
United States. So many frauds have
been discovered in the matter of thes.
certificates that the immigration off
cials examine all of them most care
fully. That fact accounts for tn,
trouble experienced by genuine mer
chants, Travellers etc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23

ly among the tens of thousands Of in
comers is there one lacking the simple
virtues Of the peasant, and the excep-
ton may be detected as easily as may
wolf in crowded sheepfold.
OF the $4,000 men, women and chill
dren whom the ships brought to Ellis
Island last year less than one in a
hundred were rejected, and only the
smallest sprinkling because Of a crimi-
nal record. Those who were sent
back were refused admission because
they were in i'll health, were likely to
become paupers or were contract la
borers.
The metamorphosis which a years
residence in the United States causes
In these uncouth immigrants Is some
thing astonishing, particularly If the
newcomer is a woman and has spent
the year in, the metropolis. When the
immigrant lands at Ellis Island he
or she-is an misunderstanding OBJ
ject, outlandish as was ever no. stage
clown Invariably he has bundle,
and his wife has bundle-a bundle
done up In anything from the size of
pocket handkerchief to large ta-
blecloth. If the bundle is a small one
1t is carried in the hand or slung across
a stick over the shoulder; IL it Is a
large bundle the woman ties it across
her back, leaving her hand free to
balance, perhaps, small paper trunk
on her head with one hand, and with
the other to drag load Of precious
and archaic pots and pans to which
she has clung like grim death since
the eventful day when she left hel
hovel far behind The children, OF
such Of them as are not babes at the
breast, follow in line, each bearing his
own little momento Of old world house
keeping tea kettle, pot, woodeI
spoon.
| They see nothing to be ashamed Of
in all this-on the contrary, they ar
inordinately proud Of this public pa
rade of their worldly possessions, ant
i it is hard for them to understand tn,
j shame and modification which thei
gauchsrie causes their teving ans