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BROWNSVILLE DULY HERALD
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BrownaviDe Herald Publishing Co.
Mrs Jesse O. Wheeler - Editor
Martin J. Slattery - - Manager
Offtloal Organ of Cameron County
Consolidated in 1893 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan, which was publish
ed in Mrownrvllie for 16 yeara.
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Dally — Published every morning
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point in the United States, Mex.
*co or Cuba, or delivered by carrier
to any part of the city, West
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Brownsville, Texas, or Matamoros,
4 Mexico.
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ville, Texas, as Second Class Mail
Matter.
MONDAY- MARCH 4. 1912.
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THE ALAMO DEAD.
The pathetic fact comes home toi
us that th** place where tne hem|£
, defenders of the Alamo weroJg^Tj^j
cannot now be identified known
that after the battle^, b*lies of
tbe American deai^*^^, collected by
*■ tbe enemy at’ JJ^rre-d in the Pluaza
near the chtuj^Tjj The bones lay un
buried t^^^^year or more. Then they
w*‘r<> Sffllected and buried in a peach
or* rd not far front the Alamo. The
San Antonio Express of March 1,
v give3 the following interesting ex
tract from a letter written by Colonel
Potter of the United States army, who
visited the scene of the tragedy in
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, “The stranger will naturally
inquire w'here lie the heroes of
# the Alamo, and Texas can only
reply by a silent blush. A few
► hours after the action the bodies
,oLthe slaughtered garrison were
Vatnered by the victors, laid in
-(three heaps, mingled with fuel
burned, though their own
■ dead were Interred. On the 2">th
m of February 1827, the bones and
m ashes of the defenders were, by
order of General Houston, col
™ " lected as well as could then be
done for burial by Colonel Se
guin. then in command at San
Antonio The bones were placed
ig a large coffin, which toge h
• tawlth the gathered ashes, was
gitmttrred with military honors.
The place of burial was a peach
orchard then outside of the Ala
mo village and a few hundred
yards from the fort. When I
was last there in 18G1 it was
still a large enclosed open lot,
though surrounded by the sub
urb which had there grown up.
bui the rude landmarks which
had once pointed out the place
of sepulture had long since dis
appeared Diligent search might
then have found it but it is now
densely built over, and its iden
tity Is irrevocably lost. This is
too sad for comment."
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.
The first official act of Mr Dixon,
f
as campaign manager for Roosevelt,
was to issue a statement attacking
Taft’s admiuist. at fen. \ » d'.iocia,
coa complain when the faults of the
present adminis; .ation ar* luminous
ly set out before the people. Nat
one of its sins of omission or com
mission lisa escaped the vigilant scru
tiny of democrats. Say, however,
that they arc as many and great as
tongue can tell or pen can depict,
who is responsible for them? The
answer is, Roosevelt, Who selected
Mr. Taft out of all the prophets iti
the republican party as the proper
man to wear the mantle of the Ovster
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Hay Elijah? Tim answer is, Roose
velt. It the choice was disastrous
in the outcome, who is responsible
for the disaster? Roosevelt Who
in the last analysis is the architect
of the calamities that have already
overtaken the republ can party?
Roosevelt. Finally, who is it that,
having fooled the people once by the
badness of his Judgment now seek
to fool them again hv giving them
four more years of It? Roosevelt,
And now stolid, conservative, old
* Peking has become hysterb al. All
through the late troubles Peking re
mained calm. The Manchus went out
and the republic came in, but the
capital remained unimpressed, :iu
‘ mitres, no bunting. n> ' . ■ a 1' ..n
firecracker was exploded to let
Hie know tbe old order was
giving place to the new’ At
pver, the microbe of hy*.
41 its deadly Work and
that were not plea
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Those English suffragettes who
made London howl the other day, and
strewed the streets with fragments
of plate glass, may or may not know
what they are doing when they stand
rhe traditional British conservatism }
on its head just to see it wriggle. I
Being English themselves, they may
know the mind of their country far
better than we know it in America
However, we have read our history in
vain, if the course they are pursuing
is just the right way to convince
their countrymen of their fitness to
share in the administration of the af
fairs of a great empire. To the Sax
on mind some respect for law and or
der is supposed to be an essential
trait in people who expect to make
laws and administer them when they
are made.
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Every patriotic, fair-minded Tex
an must endorse Seuaior Uulberson's
protest against permitting disgrun
tled citizens of Mexico to organize
revolutions for that country from the
United States. The people who pay
fur that sort of foolishness are Pofj
the suave, gracious gpntleme;*''who
are regretfully fined for "Violating
neutrality law, but Americans j
who arc* in busine^vSn Mexico. They
pay the pri> e^/Jf our generous for-!
b.urance they come trooping |
across JffjTp, rder, leaving their bus
iness^in uiss behind them. This.
^*fnon is at peace with Mexico and
should remain at peace with her One
of the things which will make for
peace must be the strict enforcement
of neutrality laws on this side of the
Rio Grande.
Though the war cloud in the south
has seemed at times to be drifting
our way, Brownsville refuses to be
come excited. Street paving and the
spring elections keep us sufficiently
interested these days. We hardly
know who was the last man to be
proclaimed provisional president of
Mexico.
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City mail delivery will be ours by
June 1. We have been entitled to it,
bv virtue of the amount of our post
office receipts, for five years or more,
but still, (this is one of those eases
when it is better late than never.
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The Zapatistas have repudiated the
leadership of Gomez. They want a
president who will live close to his
job. They appear to have no confi
dence in government at long range.
LOOKS ENCOURAGING.
The article printed below from
the Houston Post, will be read with
much interest by the people of
Brownsville. If the correspondent
who furnished the information to our
esteemed nighbor in Houston is cor
ret, the outlook is altogether bright.
‘'Representative Garner has been
very busy the last few days paving
the way in the senate for the incor
poration as a rider iijw>n the army
appropriation hill of a provision for
the disposition of Fort Brown, which
is to be abandoned by the govern
ment. Senator Bailey will aid Gar
ner in having an amendment tacked
on to the bill, which will authorize
the president at his discretion to
transfer to the city of Brownsville
the site of the old fort to be used
for park and hospital forces If as
much as forty acres can be thus se
cured, the president could designate
that thirty acres should be used as a
park and ten acres as a site for a
hospital If the suggested rider is
favorably considered by the senate
ami there is every reason to believe
that it will be^ the conference c m
miitee will not oppose it. That the
president would sign such a measure,
there appears to be little doubt and it
is believed that this would be the
most effective means of rendering the
old fort of use to Brownsville.
Within a short time the military
affairs committee of the senate is ex
pected to report the Garuer-Burleson
bill, giving to the president and gov
rnor of Texas powers to transfer to
the Sta e of Texas a sufficient portion
of the present sire of Fort Clark to
afford the State ample space for a tu
berculosis sanitarium. It Is under
stood that Senator Culberson is about
to withdraw His objection to the bill,
which in the past has been the ob
struction which prevented final ac
tion by the senate committee.
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Our Guess.
First class in geography stand up!
What was the largest island in the
world before Australia was discov
ered? - Boston Globe.
NOTICE.
Owing tonhe fact that we arc liqui
dating our business to dissolve our
partnership and are selling our stock ^
of hardware below cost we will sell
for cash only and will not make any
more credit charges on our books.
Hicks Hardware Co.. 2-27.12. ,
T|te Cherokee County Corn club
Vra» recently organized at Jackson
ville with a membership of one bun- j
dred and forty.
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DEMOCRATS LAUNCH
CITY CAMPAIGN!
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mend that the necessary steps be ta
ken to accomplish this end.
12.—Standing on this platform,
we commend our nominees to the
good people of Brownsville, and con
fidently await their verdict.
T. A. KINDER, Chairman.
The report was enthusiastically
received and was adopted as read
without debate and without amend
ment.
Then came the report of 'the com
mittee on nominations When the
name of Mr. Cobolini was mentioned
for the office of mayor, the reading
was interrupted by pnuOhged ap
plause. Scasceiy less enthusiastic
was-he reception of the other names
This report was also adopted without
amendment and without debate, it
follows here:
'•Report of Nominating Committee.
To the Democrats of the city of
Brownsville, Texas, in convention as
sembled March 2. 1912: We your
committee, in accordance with your
instructions, herewith submit to you
for your consideration, the following
men, with the request that they be
nominated and declared the Demo
cratic nominees for the offices as
hereinafter set forth:
For Mayor—Louis Cobolini.
For Aldermen.
First Ward—James A. llrowne.
Second Ward —M. H. Dreyer.
Third Ward—O. C. Sauder.
Fourth Ward- Frank Alcedo.
For City Marshal—L. H. Bates.
For City Treasurer—Frank Cham- j
pion.
For City Assessor and Tax Collee-1
tor—Faustino Rendon.
For City Attorney—T. A. Kinder
For City Secretary—Adolfo Pecina.
For City Engineer—E. B. Gore.
Executive Committee.
We, your committee, recommend
the following names for chairman
and members of the Democratic city!
executive committee:
First Ward—Dr. S. H. Bell.
Second Ward—K. H. McDavitt.
Third Ward—Rodolfo Jaso
Fourth Ward—W. G Will man.
Chairman—F. W. Seabury.
Respectfully submitted
S. H BELL,
K. H. McDAVITT,
J. K WELLS.
DAMASO LERMA,
J. WEBB.
The convention then adjourned
without day.
SUGAR ON FREE LIST
SAYS CONGRESMAN GARNER
Advises Valley People to Seek Aid of
Texas Senators to 9ave Sugar In
dustry.
The following telegram was re-!
reived Saturday by the Rio Grande j
Valley Cane Growers’ Association, in
response to the message sent by the j
assoc iation to Congressman Garner,
protesting against the reduction of
the duty on sugar:
Washington L). C., March 2, 1912.
To the Rio Grande Valley Cane
Growers' Ass'n. Brownsville,
Texas.
Your wire received. My judg
ment is that the House will
place sugar on the free lisft. I
realized the importance of this
legislation to *he sugar interests
of the Valley, and have been do
ing my best to prevent ibis ac
tion. Such a bill may not be
come law, but it would be advis
able for our people to write
both Texas senators.
JOHN N. GARNER.
MERCEDES.
To The Herald
Lettuce is s"ill being shipped from
this point in large quantities. A sol
id c arload was consigned to Chicago
on Tuesday and another will be
shipped tomorrow. Yesterday a car
load of cabbage was shipped.
T>r. O. K. Webb of Hutc hinson Kas.
is here visiting his brother and look
ing -after his extensive interests. This j
is Dr Webb’s second visit to the Val
ley this season.
Mr A. A. Kelly continues to close
up deals with Iowa parties. The last
one reported is that of a forty acre
improved farm five miles northeast
of Mercedes, to Mr. Waddll of Iowa.
This Is the th;rd deal reported by Mr.
Kelly this week
Mr. J K. Kinsler, connected with
the Government Agricultural station
at Victoria. Texas, was registered at
the Mercedes Hotel on Wednesday
He came here to give information re
garding the culture of certain varie
ies of cotton and corn. He furnished
he seed for th reen varieties of corn, <
and directed its pKaming.
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Santa Gertrudis, the country home
>f the Kings, near Kingsville, which
burned down recently with a total
loss of the building and all its con.
tents is being rebujlt on a much
grander scale than ever.—Gulf Cur.
ant. ,
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Eeonomy looks like mi up-hill game when you
first begin, itnd sometimes it IS nn up-hill gurnet
bu^ it is the ROAD TO l*ROSI*E R1 TY, nnd if
you enn persevere in your stnnll eeonotnies vou
will find this out. Your extmx’ngnnee tloes not
draw interest. Some tiny you will puy interest
on yeur present extruvngitnee. If you jmt that
money* in the HA X hi \<)W, you enn some tlnv
nffortl to buy the luxuries you ern vt* without
missing the money.
Do YOUR bnnkitig with US.
We pny 4 per eent interest on savings
Brownsville Bank & Trust Co.
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