THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY. OCTOBER , 1904.
11
THE DREAM Of AARON BURR REALIZED
Th.-tv are f 'w H4ii!i, peilaps, h)
I ii iu Him Hit un .il haiuihtti'kttTii
h i.' in.- uud ilrt-ain of Aaron llurr m l
i.'iiily r.iiiix u luiuulii fa Hit. Snbiuo
rwr lliM.ih-U I ht uIIi'KimI Headier
1 1 i; a. .liiiin-4 Wilkinson, al n l'iu
I'l'iiii'iiuut :i in-ru of iliu army ul il."
I lllll-l Slllll':,,
ir lilsKi in irnt, tlio Idea if Purr
:ii in cNiubln.li smiii-where In Hi"'
Ki:iiiliwi-Ki n republic or empire. In
vlii. li lit) Viu in liuvn Im-i ii inn chief
ri'liiig iplrii. iiinl iinitiinl whirl) Mexico
in.. I pi.ilri.lily all I lin oi ti i ml Amoiieiiu
unl' il Wfin in have liiH'n Ann Ticnll-l.-.l
tin. I iuI'I.'iI in ilit proper I lino.
Hurrx iiiiil.iilnii In Hi In direction
ft i -ins in li;ui been ill., twofold re-
(till or ihiIiiIi'uI iliKiiiiiMilitinii'iil iiihI a
it. ire f ir I'i'Vi line. Ii could Hoi be
.itv ori nl his l-illl I It lit lie Intend. 'd to
tlnruiti (lio American union ly nuy
M't-lii art Hun could In. called overt.
I nl on (lie contrary in I'siahllsh iiii
Icil.'p' mli lit ;i i-l linn lit III the south-
v.-:l mil of forclun loirrilo:y. to
.!:l li. under tin' ronilllloiix l In ii ex
I iiiiK in Iho Mississippi valley. Iho
i kii of iho southern I mil of I In1
I niii'i KUitis would romo, iilllmnioly.
The tr.'iuy of Pari. In I7M. n'ii',,l
the western lionniliiry of tint 1'nited
h'lali'.-s ul l hi' Mbsisslppi .Ivor, lull
Sl.iilu owned i hi' territory of laiulslnun
i'i Hi'm limit mi. I l Ii !h territory 'crossed
Hi.' Mississippi mill tooli In n IniKo
slice nf country on Its eastern bunk.
In Hie i fiii y, ilu-rcforc, (iivnl Ilrlmln
mi tiuiliiirity to Kuiirimioe rluht
of Aim riiiin iui I'Aiil Ion on the Missis
sippi river liflow her prorovoliiilimnry
I iif. Hihlau the prcconKllltitionul
period---i hut Is lo Riiy. from l"s:l to
l.s'.i, Anifi'iciin pioneers luiil been
:i.inln:jr IhioitKh the passes lllnl wilier
p.ips of the AllfKhfliles mill scllliug
l:i the fcrl'le valleys or what Is now
Tciiuokki o mill Kentucky. These peo
ple were not adventurous si natters.
I. nl were iiclnal millers, who came
villi i heir ax ami hue lo build homes,
rleiir farms, subdue the wilderness o"il
ii. ilne lime mlil ne.v stars lo the Amer
Iran eonsiellailon. whlrh they hail
In hied in make beyond iho mountains.
"lies.' valleys became ipiito popular?
anil an Immense nmoiiiit of proilueo of
varloiis Minis was made ready each
year by the colonist.. There was but
line ninrlicl for all this region, and
lli.il. was New Orleans, tlie Spanish
ti.wn nl the mouth of I he Mississippi
river. New Orleans, though small,
vns si ill a Rreat entrepot for vessels
fioin Ibe eastern shores of the United
.Si. -lies, as well as various other parts
nl Hi,, world, and through 11 nil the
iiuflio or Iho Mississippi valley must
ji: r-'ti or perforce taleo the lonir, tedious
and dangerous route over the Alle
gheny mountains to Iho cities on the
Atlantic seaboard. Realising Iho con
dition of Ihings mid noting possibly
through a spirit of revenge the Spanish
Covernor of New Orleans laid a eon
lii.calnry embargo upon all American
ti.iiiiiierci. or trnfila that, camp from
I he territory up t he river. The effect,
ol this embargo win to paralyze trade
and retard development, of all hinds
in 111" .Mississippi valley, because il.
vas from New Orleans thai, those poo
ph) got -their supplies and to New Or
lians Hint t.hey soil llieir produce.
A protest was placed before. Con-f-ress
with Ibe reqnosl. 1 lint Spain bn
made to raise the embargo at New
Orleans.
For some reason not definitely un
derstood. Congress paid Utile atten
tion to the mailer, and. to make mnl
ti is worse, John .lay. who was nf that
jii r if ul American minister nl Madrid,
actually entered iiuo a I real y with
Spain, by iho terms of which the
Tailed Stales agreed to nhondon all
claims to the right of free navigation
at the mouth or Mm Mississippi for a
period of lwenly-flv.5 years.
The report of thi proposed treaty
fill like a thunder boll, upon (he sol
tiers of the Tennessee) and Kentucky
remit ry. who saw n its fulfillment
i:l I or ruin to tlioir hopes and homos
I up this money saving chance of
a life time. If you expert 1o need
anything n our lino in tho next
fix months 1uv it Tuesday tho
day we knock the bottom out of
rixk lx.imm pric
1
TUESDAY, OCT. 11
E. L W1L
Mid uliiiiial.t abandonment nf the great
valley In which ih.-y luul M-nlc.1
their K.irpriktt ipiickly ert-w to a uiur
l iar I'liu and loud.
If Hid I'liued ,"(ihIi eovernmenl
i fiih.-d In )rtttH-l tin t llieim in the
pursuit of "life, liberty ami liappliiehii,"
hy not lixik flKfwb.'rf:
Thai wns tho uuehilon, ami thoso
hardy pioneer were not a bit mill I
menial in It m solution.
To iidil in hoiu illttlculiitu, SiianiFb
au-iiln luul been nmoiiK I he pooplo
from II11111 lo tlui no iloiiht Indium
I In-in a far aa they dnreil to Join
their fiiriuni'i with the Spanish aovcrn
mi lit In the South and Southwest.
For a cn-at tnaster Milrlt that could
friui-ni illhciud in the MLshlHsitipl vnl
ley ami I.11II1I up revidutloti In the dis
tant Sinithwi! tinies iin.l ro.nlltions
-err propitlotiH. Aaron llurr haw the
r.,iori unity ami anoil necordlngly.
Leaving New o-U in iho autumn
f.f lsiis llurr set his face westward
and Anally arrived ut the resilience
tf Herman ltlfiinorhasKott, on an Is
land In the Ohio river. From there lie
proceeded southward, visiting both
Henry I'lny and (ion. Jackson on the
v.av nml ultimately arriving at the
hi adipuirtors of (Jen. Wilkinson nl or
nnr New Orleans, Having held a con
ft rence wlih (Jen. Wilkinson, flurr pro-
(leileii on his ret 11 -n 10 Illennerlias
silt's Islnnd.
A short time after his arrival It
was reported that extensive prepara
tions were going on In the neighbor
hood of the Island lor some kind of
military exploit down I ho river.
In the meantime llurr had purchas
ed from Huron do llastrop 4011,11110
acres of hind hot ween the Qunehlta
i:nd Mississippi rivers, in what Is now
orehoiise, West Carroll and Richard
parishes, In North Louisiana, as a
plac,. of rendezvous for all the Im
mense hosts ho thought to gather
around him when the proper lime nr
r.vod lo cross into the Mexican prov
ince of Texas thai Iny Just across
the river from Iho pl.iro of rendezvous.
From certain events and circum
stances connected with that, period of
t'nio, as well ns wh.it has since trans
pired, it is almost certain that Oen.
Wilkinson fully understood the plans
ol Iturr and intended to co-operate
with him when the time arrived.
C'crln'n events which had transpired
in Knsl Texas just prior to the visit of
llurr to Now Orleans had served to
p'.noo the suspicious Spanish govern
ment on its guard, as a consequence
of. which the garrison;! at Nacogdoches
mil other points had boon strengthen
ed and the commandant given strict
oiders to watch every movement of the
Americans oast of ;ho Sal:no river.
!n 17!)7 Philip J. Nolan had organ
ized an expedition at Natchez, on the
Mississippi river, mid entered Texas,
lor tlio ostensible purpose of captur
ing wild horses, but It was discovered
that Nolan was making a map of the
eonnlry and collecting valuable data.
Accordingly' ho and his men were sur
rounded by tho Spaniards and sum
moned to "surrender. Nolan refused,
and in the fight that followed was kill
ed. His men were carried in chains
to Mexico, where-they all - died- -in
dungeons.
The rumor of Tiurr's movements hn.l
reached the Spanish authorities and.
fearing that, he had designs upon
Texas, (Ion. Herrerra and Clovei-nor
Cordero at the head of 1.200 Spanish
soldiers wore dispalched to the Sabine
river with, further orders to proceed
as far east' as Natchitoches, on R.trt
river, if necessary.
Hearing of this movent in' I he
Kniled Stales government ordered
fioii. Wilkinson at Now Orleans to also
proceed to the Sabine, take up his po
sition there and repel tho crossing tf
Hie Spaniards.
There is no doubt that the quick
action of the Spaniards in marching a!
once to the threatened point, entirely
upsol Iho possibility nf Durr and Wil
kinson acting in harmony in the
We will make thefollowing dis
counts for this day and
for Cash only:
CUTLERY
Rogers' IXL Razors, Scissors, H11
Razors, Straps Ktc.
BUILDERS' HARDWARE
Yah; Locks. Padlocks, Sash Cord,
CARPENTERS' TOOLS
iSTOVES AND RANGES
Duck's Quick Meal, H- ating Stoves, Oil Stoves.
HUNTING SUITS 10 PERCENT
Leggings, Came ISags all Hunting Acremirica.
SHOT GUNS, RIFLES
AMMUNITION
MILL AND OIL WELL SUPPLIES
NAILS -
SON
1 Hatilibhllicllt of I hi) rfiiuihvkfbleru IV
'iiitilitv
So, wiiVoul being ahltt lii confer with
llurr, who wan Mimewhero In ill
luirih. WillianiMiii k.'i 0111 from New
OiUuiia and, having himled al Vi'cM
tiM-hea, prtM-eeiletl in march hla M'tdieri
to Ibe Habine,
A few mile wen of Naieloiocht 1
and near where ibe town nl Kiiih-IIiic
now htainU. the advance guaid nf '.h
two armies nu t and. a:i iho Am 'liiani
routlnuf.l In advance, iho Sp-nu ird
fill back ami nuik imst on iho weft
lank nf tho Sabine.
The. Amerieiinii reaelu-.l the rive"
hue in tho evening a- l wont h.to ramp
on the east bank. 1 lie nrni.'d loud
ut the. I'lilted Sillies and Spuln thus
.eiirnuiitil each other, mil If I'xikci!
nf If war was Inevlt.oile.
Hut during iho nlglit Wilklnsin
siimiuonetl Herrerra to cross iho river
and repair to 'lis tout on ImpurUnt
iiu.-uicHH matters
Herrerra did so. and enrly tho next
morning. Oct. 2. isnfi. fion. Wilkinson
bulled orders to counter inarch til
Nat h'toelies. DuriiiK the night a
tienty hnd been ntered Into between
Wilkinson and Herrerra, by Iho terms
of which nil the territory between the
Sabine river ami the Arroyo Hondo
v.ns to he considered noiiiral ground
and neither to he claimed nor (coupled
by tho rniteil Slates nnr Spain till
a dillnlle houmlry treaty could bo ar
ranged between the two countries.
The Arroyo Hondo Js a largo crook
thai rises north of Natchitoches and
flows Into the Rod river. The continu
ation of this line Rlnce hns boon under
stood as being Calcasieu river from
Its source to where It empties into
I.nke Calcasieu, and thence Into tho
fiulf of Mexico.
The neutral ground therefore In
cluded all of Sabine, Natchitoches and
Vernon parishes and a large part of
Calcasieu and Cameron vast area of
country which, thus abandoned by nil
authority, became at once tho most
proline breeding ground for crime of
any country perhnps on earth at that
time.
It was a verllalilo "No man's T.nnd'
It: which criminals high and low from
tho Culled States and Mexico sought
and found safe refuge, fiiiitornz. the
celebrated Mexican revolutionist, lived
there quite awhile, and nssisted Limit.
A. W. Magoo in organizing tho famous
republican army of the North In 1812.
This wns tho first attempt on the
part of Americans to wrest Texas from
Mexico and establish a free govern
ment In place of despotism. And this
attempt wns organized in tho neutral
ground, in the present Stale of Louisi
ana. In addition to tho treaty entered
into between .Wilkinson and Herrerra.
Il hns since been ascertained that
Herrerra, on his own authority, and
without waiting to consult his govern
ment, agreed to pay Wilkinson $300,
000 if tho latter would use his Influence
ii. thwarting the designs of P.urr.
The offer wns accepted and $120,000
l-i cash paid at once. Waller Hurling
wns sent by Wilkinson to Mexico In
get the remaining $IS(l,00(l. There is
an old-time legend connected with
Hurling's mission to Mexico that is
si ill remembered by pooplo now liv
ing in East Texas. It. is to tho effect
that Hurling received tho .money,
which was all In coin, and on his re
turn trip was followed by robbers. On
reaching the Atteiync river, a small
stream in Nacogdoches County, Texas,
find seeing he whs nbout to lie over
taken, ho throw the money into tho
river, making, ns well as lime would
permit, a rough map of tho locality.
Ho then escaped and finally reached
.chitoehes.
In 1840 Dr. John R. Sparks nf Nacog
doches hired a number of hands and
having turned tho course of tho At
loyac at tho place where the treasure
vas supposed to have boon buried, so!
to work digging in t..o dry bed. When
r.hout. twenty-flvo foot below the sur
face he struck an old-time Spanish
pack saddle in a good state of repair.
'tilling else was found, however, and
the search was finally abandoned.
PAY
20 rl'-K CKNT
tellers' Tools, Star Safety
.
13 PER CENT
Etc.
15 PER CENT
10 VEH CENT
10 PER CENT
3 PER CENT
T ''R CENT
5 PER CEN1
HARDWARE
COMPANY...
letter, luur the mine place, a pair of
I limine copper bull" mold hatu lut-u
luiiiid. Thet nv ' d arw nf foreign I
iiiMhit are very anihiiuutl in npx'r-
iiifti ami win, niol'l twenty four built-in
ai 0110 Hint), 1 no nmi.u wt-iyii nvc
jnuuiU.
Wilkinson returned in New Orleaiu
ami a hori lime atierar. llurr was
iint'it'i 011 a i-htirge of cHiiiMpiriiiK
niini.ua Iho government of the I'liiied
Mutes. His mlieiiie dii-il from lb
hour that Wilkinson and Herrerra ticl.
tlie secret conference on iho bank of
I he Saliine, mid t ' fulliil ll.i doubt
rough the fact f uniiuon's do
feel lull. f
III 1HI3 the l'uiilrSi!iii and Spain
set tied their boiioiyy diffcri-ucca In
the Southwest, bu( till litis day the
absolute KtutiiH of hinds In iho neiitrul
ground has not Iwen deiurmluetl ito
fur as perfect 'trtlii' Is oinirernod-.
Tho city of HuHtrop, in Moorehouso
parish. Is on Iho land ihai Durr pur
chasud I roin Huron do Unsirop. The
11 1. mo and family if (ion. Williljifo.i
hi Hirangely connected with pioneer
eiiterptlse and an vent uro In. Kasi
Texas.
r. .lames Img, who cnndueled an
rxpodJtloti to Texas in IK lit nud estnh
li.shod beaibiuaiiers at Nacogdoeliei,
i.uh a nephew of in. 1. i..ninson, hav
ing married .iihb Jane Wilkinson when
ih wns only fiurteeu years old. Mrs.
ong Journeyed to Icxns from Tennes
see to join her husband while ho wis
ni Nacogdoches, and most of tho trip
was ninie ou horse back.
SAN ANTONIO'S GREAT FAIR.
This Year It Will Surpass An Former
Ones,
Judge Charles M. Hnines, who Is
it presenting the San Antonio Interna
tional Fair which wii. ho hold from
October 22 to November 2, was among
tin arrivals in Heaiiniont yesterday
evening. He cnllod on the Enterprise
'1 stated that .-.b year will eclipse
nl former fairs hold in . as.
There will bo a greater number and
variety of exhibits gathered from all
over Texas and sitne of them from the
Mexican republic, numerous attrac
tions from nil over the United States
have boon secured. Among tnoso are
some which have formed Interesting
objects at the St. Louis World's Fair.
Prominent among the latter are Helen
Mav Hutler's military bund and orches
tra comprised of CO very pretty wirtuen.
Everyone of them is a talented musl
elr.n and riuita a number of them are
soloists. This band furnishes superb
melody and will be a very jiopular at
tiactlon at San Antonio.
Pain's Fireworks is another of the
attractions which has been drawing
targe crowds at the Louisiana Pur
chase which will bo at tho San An
tonio Fair during its entire 12 days
season. The destruction of the an
cient city, Pompeii, will bo depicted
hi a very realistic and vivid manner
which will prove very thrilling.
The railways have granted lower
tales than ever from all Texas points
which will rcsuiL in securing nn 1111
precedentoclly large attendance foim
all over the state, Beaumont, included,
this city always sending a considerable'
centigont to e'njeyy the sights at the
sunset city's great show. Tho rail
ways have likewise granted a $10
Mund trip rate frnni"Stl Louis to San
Antonio and return which doubtless
will take a groat many visitors to San
Antonio nnd other Texas citlos, tln?se
visitors oemiing from many of tho
lifirlhcrn nnd eastern slates.
While hero Mr. Harnes ea.'led nn the
ChambeT of Cemimorco and in the
name of the direeleiry of the San An
t nio International Fair Association
vifod the business meui of Heaiiniont
through the Chamber of Commerce te
P'.'ice an exhibit eif the manufactures
and industries of Heaiiniont nl. tho San
Ai'temio Interna. .ouu. Fair. This will
afford an opportunity of advertising
Hi annum! of which tho Chamber of
Commerce should avail itsedf.
There are many manufactures and
industries hero which need such ex
ploitation. No better place in Texas
ceiuld bo chosen than flio San Antonio
Fair.
RULES FOR CAR PER DIEM.
No Radical Changes to Be Reported
to American Railway Association.
It is understood that no radical
changes In the present per diem rules
and the rules governing tho use and
detention eif freight cars will bo re
ported to the American Railway As
sociation at its next somi annual meed
ing. Last winter there was talk of
increasing the perdiem and rtonnlty
charges, hut nothing: was proposed at
the spring meeting. At present these
charges are 20 oe-nls a day and, $1
day per car after :!0 days.
In tho beginning, the substitution of
per diem for mileage was an experi
ment. It has since proved the merit
of the change. An advancement In
the charges was urged during the ex
perimental porieid. The system Is
now regarded as on a permanent foot
ing of operation and It Is believed no
ftirlhe-r charges will lie suggested.
It wag suggest.! recently that the
matter of penalizing a road for hold
Inc a ear ho made automatic Instead
of reeptiring the owners of the car to
notify the road using the car that It
had Ikh-h held the ;;ei days. It was
dcvlrrd by some to make the penalty
effect ivo without snr notice. This
met. how'-ver. with the Ktntenient
if.a a road Minuld If snffir letiily In
teret.td in Its impment to notify an-othe-r
road hul'line Its cars, and th
p i,ii."-t to mak'' the penalty automat
ic nn turned don.
"The Village Parson."
Th's h trhly iiii-r-stiri play ha
ln in'- ting nth rft nrc-f
I ro'itho'it tin- country, and trui'b
t;i-- and fvr-bl- r.nim't !.
'-n let,"l i."n It. Tl- pl' i
v.'i .iini"-i hnd 'h- hra"'T
! ii.i. -Iiii' le iv fitir ivd and T""'
Ti'-d a plum I.I'- fnat.fi'T.
t. av K put .n ii. a t"mj,ft. n m.mi
the Will'. hTlir l at.d li-'.t
a-- of 11' l'"t l.ii THrt f..'l
'ii I iti'l "It,.- Vi ikr- Psfiti" I"
Mi.- .f tb- t-fi-i- liim if t),e y.r.
1 V H'f'.fKt: i ). '-..
- :li . ffi p. ;' ifi t.i.; t -f
-i td i.'. trt'iory tif ul'
1 ' - f-i'-l lt A J- r.
KATHAH f.ELt IT TO ttil.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President:
ALTON II. PARKISIl.
For Vice President:
11HNRY O. DAVI8.
State and District.
For Congress:
M. h. BROOCKS.
For Governor:
S. W. T. LANHAM.
For Lieutenant-liovernor:
(JKO. D. NEAL.
For Comptroller:
JOHN V. STIifMISNS.
For State Treasurer:
john w. uonniN.a.
Feir Com. (len'l Land (Jlllce:
J. J. TKRRI2LL.
For Attorn Oeutral: : ., .
For Supt. - Public Instructhm:
K. II. COUSINS.
For Railroad Cftrai"i"i"""
ALLISON MAYFIICLD
For Associate Jus. Supreme CL:
T. J. IIROWN.
ror Judge Ct. Criminal Ains als:
M. M. MRO)K?t.
For Assoclnto Jus. Ct. Civil Appeals:
It. A. PLEASANTS.
Fer Represe-nllvo:
WALTKR A. MYRICK.
For District Judge;
U II. HICHTOWER, Jr.
For County Judge:
D. P. WHEAT.
For Cewnty Attorney:
C. W. 1IOWTI1.
For District Ch rs:
B. ltOYKIN. Sr.
For County Clerk:
HAL O. LAND.
For Sheriff:
R A3 LANDRY.
For Tai Colh-ctWt
R D. KENT.
101 i Asww:
8. W. PIPKIN.
Fer County TranrT:
JACK COWARD.
rer CohtiIt Snrv'-ytr:
Gl .S FALKENP.ERO.
Teir Cf Fnt. Pul.lte Innjeliosi;
M. W M'KiliT.
F'ir J,i' "f th ?':
II E SHOHERS.
PV HOLMES.
For C'n,Tii'''', :
V ALLY EASTHAM.
lor CfAtifubt:
H r. iiomjer.
to ti t,d J'dmB f'r "'-!
ni t-t. Hmr !t 'I'liKtM- 1'i. aft
il ll l J.-llT-4 1' ai
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SZAHIR'S
BOOK STORE
WHOLESALE
AND
RETAIL
STATIONERS
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE,
. . . 1 j
BEAUMONT, , TEXAS.
Country orders respectfully soli
cited and promptly executed.
THE ENTERPRISE
JOB PRINTING OFFICE
IF "
Fully prepared to do any and
all kinds of Job Work.
-
Lowest rates andthebest work
guaranteed. .1
Both Phones 93
Phone us and we'll
Fifty varb-tb" .f airriciiltnral iro-diw-U
ar hon In tb Teta, -hiMt
In tli- P!- f Arr'f n!tiir- at th
WirHd'i Fair. Tl ii l rt tn'v. of
ih- rations r-r'-'"t'''-. hi'h arnnly
miM r-tr. Tli divi.ly
iti'ln'1'n tb- i mi -tropical ifrtcl
of ri'-. uirsr. tot.ei and ntn. a
melt a all f-nut W t''t rro in the
nortb'-ro -ifimi-.
A f-ri. i--tlm f a iwttilar tr'-',,i
v-r d it ilol'i"'d 'a '" N'nh
Carolina tci-ti'iii of t- Pl'--
IS NOW OPEN
"' ' 1
.7 nd
do the rest.
E,. F. McCOMAS,
Manager.
FuriHttry, Fih and Came at te
Virld'a Fair. It. diam-tT Iimii
(V.liinil.im divnovetd AtiM-rlea a
h'mmii fiv tn'li.n. It is now Mr
than that many f.L
Tyird and Ijwly Ala ." I to w r--
r-d t"r 1 1. tti'tn if Lillian
i u-f and Jia "raic. iia in" ll'S'Jir
,-F.m k cnimny. ttrtotxT J, and VM"
V. .titl.iM-y .n app-ar durma ti.s f:!--
k. a Annaiid ia "Cam ll'-."
nh fyitii- Tliaii Laatua ia lh- tJ
tk rol.