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The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
Subscription Rates.
What it rleans to Sign a Saloon
Petition.

We have been informed that
another effort will be made to get
a saloon in Jasper--this time by
a saloon man from Lamar. AS to
whether this is fact, we have
been unable to learn for certain
at this writing. But, for fear that
it might be the case, we want to
remind the'citizens of Jasper what
it means to sign saloon petition.
To get license to open sa-
loon in Jasper it will be necessary
to get a majority of the resident
taxpayers of the city to sign the
petition. Are there enough men
in Jasper who are willing to put
their names to petition to make
the required number? We can
not believe that there are, and if
he who is tempted to sign a
saloon petition through the fall
lacious arguments of the friends
of the saloon, could fully realize
the responsibility he assumes
when he places his name to such
a document, we dare say that there
would be very few who would sign
saloon petition.
When druggist or anybody
else illegally sells man that
which makes him a demon and
causes him to shed his brothers
blood, the blood of the victim is
on the shoulder of the one who
deals out the awful stuff.
If man gets the rum over the
bar of licensed saloon and CON-
mits the awful crime the RESPONSE
bility rests alike on every man
who makes it possible for the sa-
loon to run by placing his name
to the petition. Possibly you don't
look at it in this light, but it is as
true as night follows day, and in
the day of judgement you will be
called to account for the evils that
arise from the saloon in which
you was so much a partner as to
have your name on the petit
ton.
A saloon without lis acrompan-
wing evils is an impossibility
Murder, brawling, blasphemy,
broken hearts, ruined homes, pow
erty and a drunkard's helEfollowa
in the wake ofthe saloon.
III You don't want the .blooA d
n
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25

The murdered, the cry of the
widow and the orphaps, and the
wall Of the drunkard to rise up
against you in The day Of judge
be sure that your name never gets
onto q saloon petitioni
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY a5, 1906

Issued every Thursday and devoted to
the interests of the people Of Jasper and
vicinity. Our politics-"The greatest
good to the greatest number. -. 4
Entered at the Postoffice at Jasper,
Mo-, as Second-class matter September
21, 1898.
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
The Best Physic

When you wanta physic that Is mild
and gentle, easy to take and certain to
to act. always use Chamberlain's Sto-
mach aud Liver Tablets. For sale by
Webb Bros. *
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25

WANTED-District Managers to post
signs, advertis, aud distribute samples,
Salary sls 90 weekly. ea.00 per day
for expenses. State age and. present
employment. IDEAL SHEAR Co,
80 Randolh ST., Chicago.
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
Missouri Pacific Tirr1e Table.
SOUTH BOUND.

SOUTH BOUND.
No 2O9-Joplin&S w Kans Mail sos am
No 2O7-K q, g. Joplin Mail -. 1886 pm
No 2O5-K G, u Joplin Exp. 80. l:l5 am
No 293-Local Freight. ....... 1O:45 am
No 252-Red Ball Stock -. -. 40 am
NORTH BOUND.
No 2O6-K G g. st Louis Exp. ... .2:bl am
No 2O4-St l. & X G Mail. 49,. .10:45 am
No 21O-St l., X ca Joplin Mail7:53 pm
No 9e4-Tocal Freight. -. ESQ pm
No o59-K G Stock :. 4:03 pm
All trains have through chair cars.
Close connection in union depots.
Tickets sold and baggage checked
through to all principle points in. the
country. A. d. BAhEh' Agent
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25

Get your fleece line hose at the
jasper Racket Store.
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25

Fine Berry Sets at at the JAS
per Racket Store.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29

Plans for all the main exhibition halls
will be finished within the current month.
J. c. Griffith, of Washington. a grad
uate of Georgetown University, was in
stantly killed at the works of the Roam
oke Water Power Company, Roanoke.
by the premature explosion of dynamite
which he had placed preparatory to max
ing blast: Griffith was blown dis
tance Of 20 feet Both eyes were blown
out and all his clothing from the knees
up was blown from the body. The
head, face and upper body were badly
mangled. His lower limbs were pro.
tected by leggings. The young man is
said to be wealthy, and owing to his
frail health had chosen outdoor work
Henry Spivey, a so-year-old farmer
living near Carrsville, Isle of Wright
County, few days ago had a portion
of his head blown away by his son Mills
Spivey, aged 10. Young Spivey had been
hunting and was in the act OF cleaning
his gun when it went off, the entire
charge Of shot entering the back OF Mr.
Spivey's head. The victim was sitting i'm
q chair before a fire when. killed Hc
fell e ihe fcor dying. The deceased
IS survived by widow, daughter and
two sons.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
"SCOTTY" PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Accused Of Ambushiug Party lie Was Con-
ducting to His Alleged Mine.

San Francisco, Cal, (SpeciaD-"Scot-
ty," the Death Valley miner, who has
been in the limelight because of rapid
trip across the country on the Santa Fe
and his stories of fabuously rich mine
in the desert, was arrested here on a war
rant from San Bernandino charging him
with being concerned in the shooting
of his brother Warren and ambushing
party of Boston mining men, with a
mining expert, while he was acting as
their guide.
"Scotty" secured bail after being in
jail about four hours, and appeared at
the Grand Opera House in melodrama.
Monday he must answer the charge made
against him at San Bernandino.
"SCotty's" brother and another MEM
Der of the party declare that "Scotty'' ar
ranged the ambush at Wingate Pass and
that 1t was planned to shoot the mining
expert. In the confusion Warren Scott
received dangerous wound through the
thigh and will not be out for several
weeks.
The theory Of the Boston men is that
"Scotty' did not want the expert to in
veStigate his mine and hence devised
this ambuscade TO frighten the party off.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
SEVEN KILLED BY TRAIN.
Family on Way to Reunion Run Down Near
Sunbury, Pa.

Sunbury, Pa, (SpeciaD-Seven per-
sons representing three generations of
one family were killed on the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway at Hass cross
ing, one mile south of this place
All of the victims were instantly killed
with the exception of Blanche, who died
later at a hospital.
There was to have been family re-
union at the home of c. w. Neidlg at
Augustaville, small village near here,
and the latter had driven to the home of
his sons to convey the party to Augusta
Vile
AT Hass crossing the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Philadelphia and Read.
ing railway ruin parallel a short distance.
apart. A curve makes one road invisi-!
bic from the other and TO this fact the
accident was due.
The wagon containing the seven per-
sons had crossed the Pennsylvania Rail-
road tracks and had just reached the
Reading tracks when an express train,i
northbound from Shamokin, dashed into
the vehicle. The occupants of the wagon
were thrown or dragged many feet by
the locomotive and their bodies were ter
ribly mangled.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
A British railroad now supplies
smoking coach for ladies.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Emperor William will visit Madrie
in April.
Vice. President Fairbanks. when iu-
the Senate, always wears long Prince
Albert.
George Gissing, the English novelist
who died not long ago. once worked
in America as a gasfitter.
Dr. Andrew Jackson Barchfield, one
Of the representatives III Congress
from Pittshurg, is six feet three inches
tall
Baron SOnnino, the new Italian Pre-
mier. is fifty years old. His father
was Jew, who married an English
Protestant
The late King Christian was the
dOyen of the Order Of the Garter. He
received his blue ribbon from Queer
Victoria in 1865.
Prominent citizens are raising $50.
600 to erect in Central Park, New
York. n statue Of Joseph Jefferson as
Rip Van Wrinkle.
Secretary Taft has reduced his
weight 10 26T pounds. But he says he
wont be happy until he has made il
$50. He formerly weighed $50 pounds
1t was the dying request OF ex
Governor J. :. Hogg. Of Texas. that
walnut and a pecan tree be planted
on his grave. and the request has beer
complied with.
Herbert j. HagermRn, a native Of
Milwaukee. just inauSurated~ Governor
Of New Mexico, was born i'm 1871 and
is the youngest Governor in the cOun
try, unmarried and wealthy.
Count Benckendorf. the Russian am
bassador at London. might have made
Il comfortable living with his brush
Years ago he studied painting i'm Italy
and achieved considerable success.
Professor John II. Gray. OF North
western University, has accepted an
appointment under the National Civic
Federation to study conditions in the
large cities Of this country as respects
different quasi-public undertakings.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
More Work for Wilson.

A servant girl in the household of
a Pottsvilie, Pa, family was slicing
potatoes for dinner the other day,
when she found one that was particu-
larly watery. She was about to
throw 1t away when the knife struck
something hard. She cut 1t out and
showed 1t to her mistress. 1t proved
to be a pearl, which jewelers. value
ut $40. Now, then, here is an oppor-
tunity for Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. Let him take up immediate
ly the investigation and propagation
of the pearl-bearing potato. There is
not constituent of any congressman
but would like to have sample and ex-
perimental packages of that svege-
table. The seed OF potato that
grows pearls would be much more
highly appreciated than several pack
ages of peas good pnly for AZ cheap
H.. =
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
THE FILIPINOS
ARE TREACHEROUS
Details of The Battle With the
COnStabuIary.
WERE POSING BEFORE CAMERA
Natives Pretended They Wanted TO Surrender
and Ask 10 Have Picture Taken Of Them.
selves. But Y'heu They Were Posed Before
The Gamers, a y. dIstIs Was Blown aud They
Rushed UT on he constsbuIary.

Manila, (By Cable) ).-According to
advices received here, the recent fight
at Magtaon. Samar, between the con-
stabulary and Pulajanes was the result
OF base treachery ON the part OF the ma.
tiveS. As result of the fight, 80 Pula-.
james were killed and 10 of the consta-'
bulary were killed and wounded.
A dispatch received from Captain,
Jones, of the constabulary at Magtaon,
says that on March %, Governor Curry,
Judge Lobinger and Superintendent of
Schools Hoover, arrived here and camped
over night near the Pulaj aneS. The
presence of the official was made known
to the rebellious natives, and their leader
announced that ne would surrender his
force the next day.
AS result of this promise the Ameri-
cans returned to the town of Magtaon,
accompanied by Colonel Aguilar, Pua-
jane chief.
The next day Saturday. four chiefs
of the Pulajanes, with over 100 men and
ID guns, appeared at Magtaon and lined
up in front OF the constabulary barricks.
Between the barricks and the Pulajanes
stood the group of American officials.
One of the chiefs expressed a wish
that his party be photographed in the
act Of surTendering, and Superintendent
Hoover, in compliance with the request,
was adjusting his camera, when the Pula-
james leader blew a whistle and gave an
order to advance The entire party of
natives thcreupon rushed upon the
American officials, who escaped to the
Magtaon River and swan to the op-
posite bank.
When the treachery of the natives was
apparent the constabulary Immediately
opened fire and fierce fight ensued. in
which the constabulary gained a decisive
victory. The Pulajanes were chased to
the mountains, but the pursuers lost
more guns than they captured.
The American officials were later found
with the exception Of Governor Curry.
He was last seen being chased by Pula-
James, and it is now believed he is hiding
in the dense brush in that locality.
Three hundred coustabulary are now
on the trail of the fugitive natives and
searching for Governor Curry.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
Suicide of a 0unner's Mate.

New York (SpeciaD John Thomp-
son, gunner's mate who had served IS
years in the United States Navy, was
found dead from a self-inficted bullet
wound iii the head in the rifle range at
the navy yard, Brooklyn. An examina-
ton of the body by surgeon from the
Naval Hospital showed that Thompson
had probably been dead for about Fl
hours. The range had been closed over
Sunday, and Thompson had probably
gone there on Sunday morning to kill
himself
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
FEMININE NEWS NOTES.

The number of women's clubs ir
London at the present time is far In
excess of the demand.
The marriage of Waldorf Astor and
Mrs. Mamie Shaw will take place in
London early i'll April.
OF course her name is not Sarah. any
more than il is Bernhardt. Her real
cognOmen is ROsine DamOla.
The Minister of Finance will present
n bill apprOpriating the sum of $4,000
annually for the future Queen OF
Spain.
twenty-five thousand acres of land
in three counties OF Texas have been
acquired by Mrs. Alice Webb Duke for
tobacco raising.
The Duchess of Marlborough is said
to be developing serious vein. having
joined herself with the set called the
souls or the intellectuals.
Girls of Montclair (N. j. High School
put on mourning when eight athletes
of the school were barred from THEFT
teams on account of low rating in
scholarship.
Queen Helena of Italy learning that
a friend. the MarchiOnesS of Corsini,
had been killed in an automobile ac.
cident. went after the body and took
it to the QuirinaI.
One of the oldest residents OF Aus
tralia has recently passed away i'm the
person of Lady Murphy. She was born
in England ninety years ago. the
daughter of an officer in the Royal
Navy.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs. the society
leader of New York, intends personal
ly to manage the splendid new Fair
mount Hotel. San Francisco, which
will cost her when completed almost
$3,0OO,0O0.
Beatrice Sacchi. a professor at Man
tua and the holder of Doctors degree
is the first woman TO vote In Italy. 1t
seems that there is now law there 10
prevent woman from voting. Miss
Sacchi discovered this and went to the
polls and voted.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
Mock Hauxinr For q Boy.

Corning, N. Y, Especially A special
from Coudersport, Pa, says that in inn
itation of the recent hanging of Charles
Brewster of Coudersport two school,
boys of West Branch hanged Eddie Bent
ley, their schoolmate. TO the bell rope of
schoolhouse in West Branch while
playing sheriff" He was unconscious
when cut down by his teacher and ply
sician said he barely escaped with his
life. Clarence Campbell and Glenn Hults
e~A assusnd OF thA hannino.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
WORSHIP BISMARCK AS a GOD.
Afric3n Tribe Has Made Deity of
Great Chancellor.

Nii iSSH E1dS HdQC DSltY or
Great Chancellor.
missionary who recently rett ned
from South America discovered on the
route to Orurotutofagosta tribe of
fetish redskins worshiping Bismarck
as god. Last year, when the drought
threatened their harvest, they offered
up prayers to their usual idols, but all
to no avail. Their chief, having seen
at an emigrated farmers hut the pic
ture of the Iron Chancellor cut out
from an illustrated German paper,
asked the farmer to make him a pres
ent of the print, which request was
willingly agreed to. Thereupon the In
dians brought the picture in'great pIo-
cession to their temple. and strange to
say welcome rain watered the lands
of the tribe. Since that time the deity
of the Chancellor, whom the Indians
call Bimbarko, is firmly established,
and all kinds OF reptiles are offered up
to him in sacrifice.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
Mrs. Whitney, AuthOress, Dead.

New York (SpeciaD - Mrs. Adeline
Dutton Train Whitney, formerly we'll
known as a writer of books for girls,
died at her home, in Milton, Mass She
was 81 years old; daughter of Enoch
Train, founder of a line of packet ships
between Boston and Liverpool and sis
ter of George Francis Train. Most of
her literary work was done between 1857
and 1870. She was contributor to the
Atlantic Monthly, Our Young Folks, Old
and New and other magazines. Some of
her best known books are the following /:
Mother Goose for Crown Folks" Boys
at Chequassett," Faith Gartney's Girl
hood"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
German No Better.

Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD Friends
OF Senator German, of Maryland, are
concerned over his present illness, al
though the statement is made that the
Senator is not dangerously i'll. Mr.. Cor
man has not been in the Senate for six
weeks, and for the better part of that
time he has been confined to his bed.
Last week his condition gave rise to
some alarm. The chief cause of concern
on the part OF Senator Gorman's family
and friends is tHYt his condition shows
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
fOREIGN

A statement by high Russian official
as TO the situation shows concluSively
that the Gar has yielded completely to
reactionary influences, that there is to
be no real reform and that if the So
called parliament should dare declare
for a constitution it will be dispersed
by bayonctS.
Premier Witte, of Russia, has nearly
suffered nervous breakdown as a re-
suit of the cares and troubles of his
office.
The machinery for the elections in
Russia to the Imperial Douma and the
Council of the Empire is complicated
and confusing
In the famine stricken district of
Japan, thousands are still on the verge
of starvation.
Despite the order of Interior Minis
ter Durnovo prohibiting the celebration
of masses in Russia for the repoSe of
the soul OF Lieutenant Schmidt, the Sc
baStopol munity leader, requiemS are be-
ing held secretly.
Russian government repreSSive meas
ureS are only increasing the crime and
lawlessness throughout the country.
Everywhere the reVolutloniStS are hight
ing their oppresSorS with bombs and re-
volverS.
A launch owned by the Standard Oil
Company was seized and looted by pirates
near Canton. The United States gun
boat Cailao is proceeding to the scene
Sessions of the Moroccan conference
was postponed until today. The Ameri-
can suggestion regarding a mixed police
force will not be pressed
The Car, Premier Witte and other
members of the Russian ministry have
been enlisted in the great project of the
American Transalb bskan Siberian Conn.,
pany for the construction of tunnel un-
wav to connect it v}ith the Siberian Rail-
way.
Bandits who looted the Credit Mutual,
large Moscow bank, of $43a,soo used
ltombs Ia intinidaie the bank employees,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
Crossed the Baltic Ia a Balloon.

Copenhagen (By Cable).-Two Ger
man soldiers landed from balloon on
Sunday at Karlskrona They LETT Berlin
on Saturday and crossed the Baltic in
a fierce snowStorm. AS they were near
ing the Swedish Coast the storm caused
a rent in the balloon, permitting the gas
to escape The balloon began to descend
and the men were obliged to cut away
the basket, throw out its contents and
cling to the net. 1t was two hours be-
fore they landed exhausted.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
Triple Crime Of a Farmer.

Hot Springs, Ark, (SpeciaD-H. K.
Garraway, a farmer living four miles
west of this city, killed his wife, shot
Elizabeth Schmal, servant girl, through
the arm and committed suicide.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
by Cane Thrust.

lndian) planter has lust
for involuntary homi.
me ago, when returning
with his fiance. he was
he dark by a stranger. In
he made a lunge with his
2, and his assailant drop
ground. He struggled to
p and the planter and his
Ia away. Next day a man
lead on the road and the
Eed that some instrument
MS eve and entered deep
skull Several of the vic
and acquaintances were
released before the plant.
tae ati2ir. when he made
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
Famous for Bed T1eklnr.

In writing OF Amoskeags N. b, N
papor published in 1881 calls atten1
ton to the fact that the village was
noted for the manufacture OF bed
ticking. There were 5000 spindles
In the three mills and the ssttlemert
comprised 400 people. Equal q.
.Amoskeag means par exseliencs
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-03-13
MISSION RALLY
OF METHODISTS

The Board oflMissions of the NisSh-
odist church in 1.-THE Indian Mission
conference has announced a big mis-
sionary rally to be held at Holdenville
April 3 to 5. Advertising matter is
being sent out from Vinita to all
parts Of the two territories. They
have engaged some Of the strongest
speakers in the country and hope to
have meeting Of great power and
enthusiasm. The people promise free
entertainment and the railroads re-
duced fare.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society viii also hold its annual meet
ing at the same time and place, thus
making a large gathering Of mis-
sionary workers. Bishop E. E. Hoss
viii be present the entire session and
deliver four addresses on Personal
Faith.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-03-13

Bob Thompson, special deputy mar
shal, arrived in Vinita at IL o'clock
last night with Mrs. Gilstrap and her
daughters and the dead body Of Depu-
ty Marshsl l. Il. Gilstrap, killed by
the Wickllffes in Sundays fight on
Saline creek. Thompson was the
first participant in The fight to reach
this city. He had been travelling all
day with the body Of his dead COM
rade, and had been up all the night
before
His story Of the fight was told in
few words ''Henry Holderman and
/ Friday evening located the Wick
litfes ia their uncle's cabin. Henry
came to Vinita for little and the
blood hounds, and / went to Kansas
for Gilstrap When we got back to
Wickliffe's house early Sunday morn
ing we found the camp fire where the
men had spent the night and where
they had been supplied with break
fast. We put the bloodhounds on
the trail, and followed it all day In
our party there were Gilstrap, little,
Terry, Holderman and myself
1--WE trailed them through the hills,
back and forth, all day. Shortly af-
ter three O'Clock the dogs struck such
a fresh trail that they broke away
from US. We followed on horse as
quickly as possible, the country here
being more open. Suddenly we saw
five men running. They disappeared
in aravine, we after them. AS we
came up they opened fire. We dis
mounted and threw ourselves on the
ground. Gilstrap was shot through
the mead at the first voIley and fell at
my feet. Terry was shot through tho
shoulder, and as the Indians pressed
us back he and little became sepa-
rated from the rest of us and we lost
them.
"There were eight other men with
the Wickliffes, eof them a white
man, though / did not recognize any
Of them. We were only hundred
yards apart. / am positive shot the
white man, and / think he is NOR
tally wounded. The Indians, out