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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13

Washington (SpeciaD A fleet Of
three warships will take President
Roosevelt on his trip to Panama in
November. The announcement was
made by Secretary Of the Navy Bon
aparte. "We have plenty of war
ships, but only one President, 4"
said Secretary Bonaparte, jocularly.
Three ships will be selected, so that
in the event of mishap to one the
President may be transferred to an
other. Two of the ships will be bat
tleships; the third warship Of
smaller design. The vessels will be
selected some time in October.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
AN ODD STORY OF
RESCUE At Sc
Man Lost From One Steamer Saved
BY Another.
WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO DROWN.
Interpreter of the Carpathia, Bent on
Suicide, Was in the Water Many
Hours Before He Was Picked Up
by British Steamer-Wife Threatened
To Desert Him.

New York Especially Officers of
the Cunard steamship Carpathia ar
riving here Sunday from Mediterran-
can ports told a strange story of a
would-be suicide on the voyage out
of a man being in the water for
many hours and OF finally being res
cued by another vessel.
How the man came to be picked
up alive was more than anyone on
the steamship could tell, since he
seemed bent on suicide when he
dived from the ships deck.
The Carpathia sailed from here
for Naples on July 81. Several days
before that a young Hungarian, who
said that his name was Paul Slider,
applied to the purser for a job as in
terpreter, and as that berth was
empty he was employed.
Slider seemed in good spirits when
the Carpathia sailed. but gradually
he grew morOse. He told Purser
HodgsOn that his wife in Fiume had
written to him that she was tired of
waiting for him to make a fortune
In America and that she was going
away with a man whom she cared
for.
On the night of August 9, ABOUT
10 o'clock, when the Carpathia was
only half days run from Gibraltar
Slider was seen standing on the port
side amidship near the rail. There
was splash in the water and a cry
of Man overheard" Some one
threw a lifebuoy over the side and
a boat was lowered after the engines
had been stopped.
1t was a bright moonlight night,
c 70 fha
spot where Sidler was last seen there
was heard cries of Don't save me;
let me drown"
The boat went in circles for more
than an hour finding only the mans
hat, returned to the Carpathia. Sid
Ter was given up as lost.
At Gibraltar the Carpathia stopped
long enough to discharge passengers,
and then started on her way to Ma
pies. Coming into Gibraltar was q
British steamship signaling that she
wanted to speak to the Carpathia
The Cunard ship hove to and waited
The British ship was the Benshaw
from Liverpool for Naples, and she
signaled that she had on board the
Carpathia's Interpreter.
According to the officers of the
Benshaw she must have come along
doout seven anu One-nalI nOurS aICer
the Carpathia had stopped to pick
up Sidler.
Anyway the man on watch on the
bow of the Benshaw had heard a
cry in the water about o'clock I'm
the morning, and the interpreter was
found floating on his back near the
vessel when a boat was lowered to
investigate the sounds.
The bouy was not found and Sidler
himself could only remember going
overheard and sinking once or twice.
If he had the buoy he did not know
about 1T. He was very much sur
prised when he found himself on
the British ship.
The Carpathia took him on board.
and at Naples he left the ship, saying
that he would go directly to Fiume.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13

were piled up in heap and the track
was badly torn up.
c. E. Allen, who had been fore
man with the Nave-Ryan-Curtis Com
pany, which has a number of rail
way contracts around Lyncbburg
committed suicide in Danville hv TAX
ing morphine. Allen left a note
stating that he had nothing to live
for.
Governor Swanson ordered a spec.
ial election to be held in the Fifth
Congressional district. November
that his own successor may be elect
ed for the unexpired term. There
will, therefore, be two tickets with
the name of Judge e. w. Saunders.
the Democratic candidate. on each
and should Judge Saunders win. as
he probably will, he will draw the
pay which Governor Swanson would
have drawn had he stayed in from
February to December.
Mr.. J. II. Wynhoop, of New w.
formerly president of the New .Jerssp
steel plant. is in Lynchburg CON
terring with persons who are inter
ested in the location there of a large
bridge plant. a charter having al
ready been secured for a COMPANY
under the name of the Old Dominion
Bridge Company, with capital stock
limited to 100000.
w. NJ. Archer. of Richmond. aged
3S years. blew his brains out in Hall
flax, y. ). He was registered under
the name of w. e. Jarvis. Financial
trouble was believed to be the cause
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
SINGING TO A LION ALL NIGHT

SINGING TO A LION ALL NIGHT.
A recent communication addressed
TO daily paper gives an account of
woman who was attacked and
thrown to the ground by a cougar.
Deing held there a prisoner, while
she entertained her captor with her
vocal accomplishments and thereby
saved her life. The animal appeared
so pleased with the performance that
she felt compelled to keep 1t up all
night. Attracted by the singing, the
husband of the woman directed his
course to the spot and shot the beast.
1t would seem from the above ac-
count that some one in the lion be
careful how you spell it)-business
Is a bowling success. The only in
stance / can recall of melody exer-
cising any influence over the dumb
creatures is the familiar one of the
cobra, which is fascinated by the
flute of the Indian conjurer. The
reptile raises itself half its length.
apparently charmed with the music,
and sways its neck and body about
in accompaniment to the strain
1t seems altogether wanton and
unnecessary to slay an animal which
had such a fine appreciation of vocal
talent as did this mountain lion Tn
doubtedly the lady was very much
fatigued after singing all night to the
cougar, but 1t is not altogether cer-
tain that her captor insisted upon it,
and it is possible he might have left
after one or two encores had she dis
continued the performance. Under
the circumstances 1T seems that tho
big cat was rather harshly and in
considerably dealt with. Is IL not
about time that your correspondent
from Saginaw, who criticised me Ter
shooting an eagle, should declare
himself on this subject? The wicked
and wanton outrage of Staying su n
noble beast must stir his soul To
righteous indignation.--E. #. Ran
doiph. IN Forest and Stream.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
WISE WORDS.

Wishing-gale leads to nowhere.--
Spurgeon.
Light another's lamp, but don't
out out your Own.-Spurgeon.
A thought provoked is worth ten
thoughts impaired. Phillips Brooks.
1t is almost as irritating to be pat
ronized as to be wronged. Theodore
Roosevelt.
A man was born, not for prosper
ity, but to suffer for the benefit of
others, like the noble rock maple.
which, all around our villages. bieeds
for the service of man.-Emerson.
We would do we'll to get our kind
nesses done while they will do good,
giving cheer and encouragement, and
not keeping them back till tlIS~H is
no need for them.-Dr. j. "
Who does not know w4E
rise up from a afault-perceived. Con-
fessed and forgiven-with an almost
/ joyous sense of new energy, strength
and will to persevere? H. l.. Sid
ney Lear.
The best help is not to bear the
troubles of others for them, but to
inspire them with courage and en-
ergy to bear their burdens for them
selves and meet the difficulties of life
bravely.-Lubbock.
The truly happy man is not made
by pleasant and sunny course Hard
tasks, deferred hopes, the beating of
adverse winds, must enter into his
composition here below, as they will
finally enter into his song on high
G. A. BartOl.
Be Systematically heroic in little
unnecessary points; every day do
something for no other reason than
its difficulty-so that if an hour of
need should come it may find you
trained to stand the test The man
who has daily Injured himself to hab-
its of concentrated attention, ener-
getic will and self-denial in unneces-
sary things, will stand like a tower
when everything rocks around him.
William James.
Carry abnegation, seIf-sacrffce. alS
truism, living for the good of the
race-which are the highest of the
virtues and produce the heroes whom
man D0st admires and longest re-
mepzbers-Carry these to their logi-
cal conclusion, and what matters it
what becomes OF mans particular,
petty self, if by his life and influence
he has helped humanity on to some
thing fairer and better He ought
not to care: the world-patriot doaa
not care.-William D. Little. ..sa
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
Missing Man Located.

Charlotte. n. G. (SpeciaD w. A.
Jones. cashier of the Hope Mills Bank,
branch of the Bank of Fayetteville,
n. c., who disappeared 10 days ago.
was located at Crewe, Va, where he
has taken a position i'm the dis
patcher's office of the Norfolk and
Western. The news came in mes
sage to his father, all previous efforts
to locate him having proved futile.
His accounts are found to pe straight
and no cause Is knowh Cor his
strange action. Auuauu
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
PROGRESSING.

Tom-"How are you getting on
with Miss Slippery"
Dick k--"Great,"
Ton-"See much of herr"
Dick--'No. but I've got her moth
or and her father and her little broth
er down pat, and now I'm cuitivattag
the dog. After that, getting her con-
sent ought to be cfnch h!"---Detrsd1.~
Free Press - ll
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
RAIDED SLAVE DEALERS.
Revenge OF FilipinOs Whose Rela-
tives Had Been Kidnapped.

Washington (SpeciaD. - Sixteen
so-called Christian Filipinos who
were dealing in Mandaya slaves in
DavaO District. Mindanao Philip
pine Islands, have been slain by
avenging relatives of the women and
children stolen. Details of the trag-
ady have been received here. Eight
Mandayas entered the barrio of Abi-
iud, killing the slave traffickers in
the isolated building they occupied.
The house and it's contents were then
destroyed by fire.
Slave batting is carried on by the
Filipinos along the eastern coast Of
Minandao. and until the practice
shall have ben broken up by the au-
thorities it is expected that reprisals
of the character described will con-
tinue.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
Foreign.

Generals Barry and Duvall and
other American military officers wit
messed a review by Emperor Will
liam and the Empress of over 10000
troops on the Gandan parade ground
at BreSlau
The Tuberculosis Congress at the
Hague was largely taken up by sug-
SestiOnS regarding means of organiZ-
ing popular sanitaria
The Russian commission to elabo-
rate reforms for the army has recon-
mended the admission of Jews to the
officers corps.
Three thousand prostrations from
heat have occurred among soldiers
engaged in the Prussian army ma
neuvers.
The reyolutionists met at ST. Pet
ersburg and determined to continue
terrorism and aim at the highest
| officials
Two bridges on the Cuban Western
Railroad. between Pinar del Rio and
| San Luis, were blown up.
The clashing Cubans have decided
upon a Today armistice. pending
peace negotiations.
A revolution is now in progress at
Mogador, on the Atlantic coast of
morocco.
Paul o. Stensland, president of the
wrecked Chicago bank, who was ar
rested in Tangicr, will be returned
to the United States without opposi-
tion from the Moroccan authorities.
King Haakon sent a congratula-
tory message to Capt. Roland Amund-
sen. who discovered the Northwest
Passage.
Dominican rcvolutionists are re-
ported to have been defeated by gov
ernment forces near Monte Cristi.
The Trades Union Congress N.
Liverpool adopted resolution in
| favor of an eight-honr day.
The trial OF 200 Russian mutip~pers
was begun behind closed doors II
Cronstadt>>
TwQearthAuake Rhcsrss ara eanor,
ea lave occurca( ~ tbs rs,sr6 Z
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
GEN. GUERRA REJECTS
OFFER OF ARMISTICE
The Rebels Dynamite English Railroad
Bridges.
CLOSING IN ON PINAR DEL RIO.
San Juan de Martinez in the Hands
of the Insurgents-Liberal Lead
ers Decline to Consider Further
Negotiations for Peace - Crisis
Increasing.
NO PEACE FOR PALMA.

The government has declared
for a To-day armistic, but Pine
Guerra, commander of the rebel
forces, will not accept it.
The insurgents have dynamit-
ed two Western Railway bridges
between Pinar del Rio and San
Luis, blocking the advance of
the government troops.
Guerra is also reported to
have taken San Juan de Mar
tinez.
Rapid-fire guns and troops
have been hurried forward to
protect workmen sent TO restore
rail communication.
Liberal leaders decline to con-
slider further negotiations for
peace.
Managers of large foreign
business interests in Havana ex-
press the belief that the Pal
ma government cannot subdue
the rebels.
Government troops are desert
ing to the insurgents at Cienfue-
gos.
Fighting continues in Santa
Clara Province. but the casual
ties are not heavy.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13

Havana Especially ALL peace over
lures are blocked by the refusal of
Pino Guerra, the insurgent leader in
Pinar del Rio Province, to enter into
any arrangement for an armistice
Guerra's answer to the government s
announcement of its readiness to
grant a To-day armistice is the blow
ing up of two bridges on the Western
Railway. the cutting of railway COM
munication beyond Pinar del Rio
City and an attack on San Juan de
Martinez.
1t is believed here that San Juan
de Martinez is in the hands of the
insurgents and that the garrison,
consisting of 100 government re-
cruits and a small force OF mounted
rural guards, has been defeated or
captured. Guerra is closing in upon
Pinar del Rio City.
The fact that other leaders of the
insurrection are willing TO agree 10
an armistice can have little effect, so
long as Guerra is determined to
prosecute the war, and there is slight
doubt In any quarter that Guerra
can control the situation in his re-
gion.
His force is reported by all those
who have visited him recently as
ranging from 5000 TO 1000 men, all
Of them well mounted and some OF
them well and others indifferently
armed. The government forces op-
posed to him. which is under COM
mand of Colonel AvalOs, comprises
about 1000 men. 1t was reinforced
by Lieutenant Colonel Clews with
$50 men and three machine guns
from Havana. Colonel Avalos' force,
with the exception of small detach-
ments left at San Juan de Martinez
and San Luis, is at Pinar del Rio
City, but is without means of trans
pOrtation to go TO the relief of San
Juan de Martinez. Not more than
400 of them are mounted.
General MenOcal said that Guerra
evidently had not been informed that
the government had actually, al
though informally, granted an armis-
tice, adding that a second committee
had been sent to him. The fact is,
however, that Guerra refuses point
blank to accept an armistice except
on condition that the last presidential
and congressional elections shall be
annulled. That the government
should consent TO this is out Of the
question, and eXery prospect points
to the continuance OF the war.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
Losses Due no Theft.

New York-MaxCJac Jacobs was ar
raigned in Police Court charged with
receiving stolen goods. He was
held in $4,000 bail for further ex-
animation. Detectives who arraign-
ed the man stated in court in con
nection with the case that the
wharves of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company at Desbrosses Street
North River, had been frequently
robbed and that prominent Official
told them the losses LauRlsk6ass. e. lev
months aQereaata<aG - 4w>>l
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
SLAUGHTERED BY TROOPS.
SiedlCe, Poland, Latest Scene OF
BlOOdShed.

Warsaw (By Cable) The Jews of
this city are panic-stricken over the
news from Siedlce of a massacre in
that city Saturday night and Sunday
Poland is again the center of Rus
sian horrors.
TerrOrists Saturday evening shot
and killed two soldiers guarding a
government alcohol store at Siedlce
a detachment of infantry rushed up
and fired a volley into the crowd,
killing two persons and wounding
two.
Sunday morning the terrorists re-
taliated by beginning a massacre of
policemen and soldiers patrOlling the
street, and at noon the infuriated
troops attacked the Jewish quarters
of Siedlce, destroying the houses and
shops.
1t is reported that over 100 per-
sons were killed or wounded, and
that the town is in flames.
All Sunday the soldiers have at
tackled civilians, Christians or Jews,
robbing and numbering them without
discrimination. Three streets were
devastated.
1t is reported that drunken re-
servists started the massacre.
Troops have surrounded the city,
and refuse access to It,
regiment of infantry has been
sent from Della to Siedlce to restore
order.
Alarming reports are being circu-
lated in this city of an impending
massacre.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
COntentnenf.

Let as learn to be content with
what we have. Let us get rid of our
false estimates. Set up all the high
er ideals-a quiet home, vines of our
own planting; a few good books full
OF the inspiration of genius, few
friends worthy Of being loved, and
able to love us in return; a hundred
innocent pleasures that bring no pain
or remorse. a devotion to the right
that will never swerve, a simple re-
ligion empty OF all bigotry. full of
trust and hope and love--end to such
= philosophy this world VIII give up
the empty Joy II has. David
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13

Seidlce is the capital Of the gov
ernment of Seidlce, in Russian Po-
land, and is located about so miles
east-southeast of Warsaw. 1t is
little more than an administration
center of the government. and its
economic Importance is slight 1t
was for a long time in the possession
of the Czartoryskis. The population
of the place I'm 1897 was 1900.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
A NEW KIND OF MONEY.
Is Was Neither Good or Bad, But
Jest "'Bout Middlin'."

Many of the older New Englanders
now living will doubtless remember
the great prevalence Of counterfeit
money in circulation during the for
ties and fifties. In fact, no one do
ing business on a large scale could
well afford to dispense with a coun-
terfeit bank note detector.
An old gentleman living in Bar
rington, N. H., wac in possession of
ten-dollar note which he strongly
suspected to be spurious. Having no
means at hand to assure himself on
the point, he sent the bill in question
to Dover, in care of the local stage
driver, with instructions that he have
it examined at one of the larger stores
of that town.
The driver promised to do as he
was desired, but Enthusiastically for.
got to carry out his errand. He waG
charged to remember 1t a second time,
but let it slip his memory once more.
A third time he was admonished with
the utmost particularly, and yet once
more he forgot. Being both ashamed
and afraid to again acknowledge his
thoughtlcssness, he determined to
brave it out upon his return.
WELL" anxiously inquired the old
gentleman, did they say it was a bad
bill?"
We'll, no, not exactly" answered
the driver hesitatingly.
Not exactly" exclaimed the other
in surprised tones. did they tell you
that it was good one?"
mo, not exactly that, either" re
sponded the driver, they said it was
bout middlin'"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
LIVELY BILL AT THE oRPHEUM.

The Orpheum is due to hit I'D the
pace again next week with another
lively bill which is guaranteed not to
include a dull moment. If this weeks
offering was vaudeville cocktail
next weeks will efervesce with
champagne bubbles both pleasing to
the eye and the amusement taste of
the patron of the State street house
of mirth. With the exception of a
European act which is in "the worlds
greatest class the entire bill will be
devoted to comedy of the class that
makes the people in the boxes split
their gloves doing the recall stunt.
Heading the aggregation of enter
tainers are Chris Bruno and Mabel
Russell who are down for a comedy
skit. Chris Bruno bears the reputa-
ton Of being a matinee idol while his
partner follows him close in grace and
good looks. Their act is mainly de-
voted to singing and dancing and is a
winner.
IF the gasoline go-carts were con-
structed of originality and humor," to
quote one critic, Leah Russell would
be chauffeur often violating the
SpScu OTuludHCS. MISS huSS6l Is d
Yiddish coincidence and is known as
the Belle of the Ghetto" In brief
she is the feminine Ben Welsh of the
vaudeville stage-and that is saying
something.
Klein and Clifton is another turn
destined to make hit. This team Of
fers an original novelty THE Dummy's
Holiday" The scene is laid in a mil
linery and clothing store and of course
all the dummies come to life and in
troduce singing, talking and eccentric
dancing.
Fred Zobedie, "the worlds greatest
hand balancer," is an act that will
appeal to the sensation seekers. The
act is beautifully staged and carries
considerable properties. Zobedie is
acknowledged to be the best in his
line of business in Europe and will
undoubtedly set the town talllin' here.
The Swor brothers present a con-
versational impersonation of the high
toned and the plantation negro. Their
% stuff is original and entertaining ad
voted to be just as good as the orig.
inal coon stunts.
Then there are Irene Boljea, clev-
err little impersonator, and the kino-
drome with some excellent pictures
of the marble industry at Carrara
and the Poachers.
The new Orpheum at San Francisco
will open it's doors to the public this
evening. Since the fire and earthquake
last April when the old Orpheum was
destroyed the Orpheum moved out to
the Chutes where premises were
leased pending the erection of an up
to-date place of amusement.
~ ~
During the past week Manager
Jennings of the Orpheum received
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TRUTH

word of the death of Mrs. Kelley.
who, with her husband, made so many
friends here when they appeared for
two consecutive weeks at the Or
pheum in "The Tale of a Turkey" and
My Uncle From India" Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelley, were to have appeared here
later in the season.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
EASTERN RAILWAY EXCURSIONS
via the
COLORADO MIDLAND RAILWAY.

On November 20, and December
IS, One fare plus two dollars from
Utah points to Chicago, Minneapolis,
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and in
termediate points. Limit 60 days.
Stop-overs. For further information
write, L. II. HARDING, Gen. Agt.,
Salt Lake City