1 if Ply li V V VOL II fSIRECTOIl 2 STATE CFFICSKS Onvtriicr Lieut Governor JL 3L < 9mpteller j d MtCaH i and Commissioner W L ttcGauphey Treasurer v W IS Wrtham Attorney General c A CeHrson Eupi Public Instruction 3 M Carlisle DlSTEICr AXD CODSTr OFFICERS < torgrt5srtaB Stli district V ilCraia Elate Senator 27th district B AAtlee Suprc ntauves SithtatacW g Ceuuly Jcdgc > Thomas Carson Connty Attorney XAugastin C Jav Gouaty Clerk JovpnWebl peris 11 O Forto Treasurer C Garza Assessor w Geo Chairpien jKillcctor J A Browne Surveyor Martin Hanson HideInspector U Taiuayo COOXTT COMMISSIOXEKS ZlttizcfSo J A Vasaoes IPreciuct Xo a E Kleiuer Ireeuict Xo J F Garcia Precinct Xo4 1 Perez Connty court iEccia for csvu criminal a d jro jala business on tha first Mondaysin March June September and December CIT1 OFFICEES Mayor Chief of Ionec Trtt surorv Isecret ry Attorney hurveyor Awcsicr and GoUestcr v s i > rsriiicxconrT Tho following are tfce officers ofjrft tie tbaesimd places vt holding court for the Wostera District of Texas < I S District Judge T S Jiexoy Attorney v A J Kvaus fClerfc D HHart Varshal ItC Ware Chief Deputy llarsaal J B WaLcr < 3ourt convenes in San Antenre en the first Men i days ui Jay and Xotcnioer 2u Auatm on thefint Jondays ia February and July vn Jre > rnsvilIo cc the first Jfonday ia Janaary aiui second alonday in June Zn 111 lo oi ue llrst Mondays In April and Oc tober TW2 > TSV IGimi JUEICliL ilSTEICT tiitiict Jud e 23thjndlciiJ listnctJ C Hnssell District Attorney John lKlciber UitAact Ulezk Louis Hewalafci i iJutnttOnrtT ect 9f > ll Cameron County First iiomLiya inreimaryand September continued in session I o ivee Hidalgo Coujty fourth Uoudaja alior tae iirs Jondaj s in tbroaVy al S 4 > i 8l > er coatinnos mbeo < > toQtno v vi i SSUrr 4iMiuty Sixth Jin 1y afrtle first Jfon xlaja ia February and opieiutwr oeuunues in t session Ihreii weeJii Nueces tiMiaty ii mth JfocdsysaXte Uiaflnrt Mou 1jj xa Jr coruary nd b n oubcr ointuKiej in SOtolOU ui wicks v s itiiJT Br rcsx rcr t rrcri Caa juandcr Major Henry W 28 IjuartcrmasU Latuu 11 J UoiuuLui 2 > t surgeon vUapt VVm I Ifru Tils CUSTCMLOUSE b 2bcuM OSlectnr ldoranrihw > fe < JL l l > puij > iiUAJL nClef OcTj tr a jkKiuit i niry vib k at teA Crane Tlieiats Carson Y Tamayo A Forsyth Jf K Kingsbury W IX Afason S W liroo < vw8 Valdez iliiXiOAN COASCJUVTIt ederico Borrell ftnsnl C SZJ S aiJ OEASDL LODGE > 0 a A r A X B A Tans aii WJ > L S Ijo iiua S W Isidore Jii iJ It i Ojiu secretary It l > alzaU Lr axy J x Mouusou S 1 IL U Wxllu J iK ir > V ZLllcr Tyler YuiUng brothers cor liti y invited Ix > dge meets Srsi ai d third Tues U ja i eaUi mouth KXIJHrj OF HOXOE LODGE SO 3W8 W F D Jiiiut DirUur Frank Champion Vice Dicta lor V lUioOj AseisUut lclator l J OeTuc t xlcui > r 113 bii Tie Financial llejwrt r H bairouod liooorjer t Ijeahy tiaide Jec M Wnu ijr Caapiuii A Ttaii Irtisrtrer John laieLm Uoardun M 1 liopez SentineL Lcd c tncets outand ajd f ortli Tuo da s of each uiontn C O O T LODGE So C IL JIarSi oble jtra d WiUiam AUeale Xi < x Grand John O tttuci Secretary George iloorc treisurer The Lode meets every Wednesday nujut at JJO Vioifij breturen and all Odd Fellow ia good SUidius are cordially uviled to attend jisiZL ssnrzsi DSFAXTUES For Alice Texas daily a m ltio Grande Citv Mon day WeJ and Friday at G ni tor Iomt Isabel daily at J a m Alatamoros ilexico Eeept Sun day atJ oO a m AKUIVALS From Alice Texas daily at 10 p m ltio Grande TrlWeekly at 7 pin Point Isabel daily at 0 pm ALitdiaoroj Mexico l3u p m llllUOiZOS StS Z CTOIZT American Coascl Vice Cbnsul S Tlnnhoitser B elenberx Oliver Hicks CIVIL 0FFIGEE3 Federal Judge Luciano Cervantes Judga 1st Instance Francisco Uuernt President Citv Council 3L Bdrragan Chipf of Police E PiZdfia Collector oC State Tuc J 15 Zolezsi Coll r Sump Tax A A Passemant Collr city tax B do los tantos Coy CU5TOMS OFFICERS Administrador G Fernandez Confctdor I Otivo ActinT iis Captain custom jruards F Arffiielles An Opportunity To buy a cheap farm in Cameron County ci nrr Acres more or les fo OUU 1000 U S Currcnc liis laudis situated five miles back from the town of San Maria has ulesquitf Ebony Ilackiieiry and Ash timber It is alluvial soil rnd etsy of cultivation uitdress Tro nsH i Tc J X 1 riOOVKLQll MARIS T 3J ioJ o J IL E vads ilONimiS EDWARDS ATTORNEYS AT LAW LAW1EX 1EX JO GRANDE CITY VT H ilASON T ATTORNEY AT LAW > FTiCJi C er fevee and Elev enth Street BROWNSVILLE TEaIS JOHN P KELSEY ATTORNEY AT LAW Wil practice in the Federal and Jrtate Courts ltio Grande Cito Texas faO H Thorn DENTIST Office fippjsife Millers dais Brownsville Tex Mm Hesse J J COOKS ulvll LlffilllCCl III f itoFEssioji Sj chains ATTOItXE YSATL A W Joniplctu Abstracts of Cameron Oonnty Kut In The Office BROWNS VILLB TEX TUIES B WELLS ATTORNET AT LAW Brownsville Txas OracoSeoonrl Ffcor IUo Oracle Haaroau BoUiIidb Will practice in any of the Orarts FSateorFWeraL Land and railroad htigation thn inTeatigaticn t 45Uc ainl prepanrtiOB ofolwtraclssiCoiaKcr JjrCAMPBELLS WELCH LAW jlsd LAND OFFICE ESTASLISIIED 1851 Brasdi Office Bio GranSe City Laud Abstnvcts a Specialty Corpus Cheistc Tkxis C REKTFRO ATTORNEY AND OUN SELORAT LAV WiH practice in all Federal pnu SLite Courts Broicnsille leaas 1N0 I KLEIBER ATTORN EYATL A W Oiiicc over First Itatio ial Rank Drownsville Texas Will pntclice in any of the courts of tin State when Epeciallj uiituloycil A S THURMOND ° ATTORNEY AT LAW rnd Oe nc ral Land Agent vIOTGRIA TEXAS4 IlcSmv F Il6rfe A 6 Stm r Hord Sterne AT OREYS AT LAW Rio Grande City Texas EnoWXSVILLE TEX mm mm rjbuc shi uhd asert Lands bought and fold mi uouunis sion Several tracts for Sale in Cameron Starr Webb liigalsjo and Encinal Conn tie JJjoiviisville Texas B Armstrong TAXIDERMIST DEALER IN Mexican and Southern Birds Mammal Skin BirdErjgS and Specimens of Nat ural History 0r W luiU H Si P r i s pp IS j u n u DEALER IX slinds Doors Sash ALL KINDS Of BUILfliNG MATEAIAL Tlie ver lii iiugt vidi price piid for HiKs Wool Coltor Uiiut IJ iir Etf M Sohodts gnOWJSYlLLE TEX IXE S MORGAN ST AmSHP 11 SOUTHERN PACiFlS COMPANY ATLANTIC SYSTEM Sleamers ntstli e rljts bcJveeu J 5Iorg vi City or Ire Orleans avA Erases Santiago via Galreston at > cu erery J B1ELENBERG Gkneiui Abest rox JToetheux JfEXIOO New ± ome ewiner Machines Tin Dst and E s e > t Ritiniiig iliehino in tle world Took the Medal for superiority st the niTiit Qoiiiitihian Woi Ids Fair Dealer in JEWELRY ARMS AND AJLMUNITION Conimereio L llatnnoros K JO HE Merchandise Broker 1S79 Established 1ST I preecntiEK sosio orthe leading CoScsland Sbrw homes Klca idlx Flonr MUIs Soap Candle Ftirca ard Leaf Tobacco fatleriesm tkeU S ESConsiomcnts Solicited Elizabeth St Ur wnsville Texas lllhj brilUtiliJLi f nmiw DEALER IN T 5 Fancy a id Staple Groceiies Tinware Crockery and Country Prdiice ES Fresh goods received by every stetuier Fourteenth St Brownsville Tex VJiOWXSVILLE TEA Represents the Largest Grocery llonse in the South SELLS ALCOHOL IN 130ND OLIVE OIL VINEGAR POTATOES AND DRIED FRUITS KEEPS STOCK ARMOURS LARD FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Wiite for Terms Particulars etc mm EawStSsi CUSTOM HOUSE AND MERCHANDISE BIlOIIElij Consignments Solicited il3 9 For inrther information call on oi uddrcfs 31 K EL SBU1T isjent A BRAVE SOLDIER SaVe3 tiiu TiXns Fl fi nmi 35u2rcr at AiilittitfiK The s3ror kyn Siaminrdtjnion s < nt Iisiiiijr a feries rif Eoiies of biae tkitl wiitttn hy pniniiiunt uiin of the country The follow nig is hom the pen of Colonel W S Wfford It was at the Lultle of Slurps t ur wheie 1 hud the honor ol cm niHirtling a Uri MOe umrur < Ttneral d iol I ried m t Tfiuind any ol heMiivivor lmrlh or Fonth that Shnrpfrr or Autietani s mr Ynnlcee frietrdd c ll it vits fir tin titiniiuto cnpivgid tlie iiloedfeat tint tettf the wiiPk Ve hud Decn fijrhtifj all tlay war or sbont a bnihliny known a Mnmina c4in < cb Soimtiircs ne were in the atlvrtiic of this bnild n < r and again the teirilie iiring would force tis to fcuE thelter in the wood wlure there were aftw pitees < f almoet useless arlillery itieniy back mid weie ngain sub jected io a perfect raisi yf shi s The Fifth TtXit > on tho right ol the brigade was cotbmindcd by the giiilhtit Captain Irrner Etid aB 1 tode in his direction 1 notbid that an ellisted man whose name I rSHticd ttai ilonrue w6 engage ing hun in earnest coiiverentonv Refuio I came Mmiroa had left the eitptniu Mid was miming like a dter in the dirccion of the enemy who were quick to fire on any tnov iog ilusig Captain what dois tlair tin aiif 1 asked as I looked niter the H ing figure Pointing to the trampled corn lie id in which eo ninny meiijfriends flig lising and lulling a bit agi > ver near that burned stump and he hsked for leave to go out and get it Has your rrgiment lost its fig Ihsked Nil hereplied with pride whats left of the colors of the Fifth Ttxas is still in our possession and well keep it theie while theres a nun to cany it and he pointed down ijie line to where a lot of bloodstained tttarc flipped about a bullet scai red suff It must he n Yankee fig I said and if eo L hardly think it piudeut to rirk a man on such a venture Captain Turner made no reply but meanwhile my attention was drawn to Monroe for I was now intensely interested in the outcome of this adventuiu He teached the black stump about two hundrid yards a wayand dropped so suddenly that at firct we thought he was thot Soon to our great relief Monroe rose to his knees We saw hiiu lifting a man on iiis bick and that man clung to ug Monroe stiaightcncd tip took a quick glance about him and then darted fur our lines lie was a young athletic fellow but he had no childs burden Men were fnll hi hackin the lino and how he escaped is one if those wondeis thai can never be explainedthongh he was slightly wounded in the choijlder lie brought back with him not a Yankee and his colors but the cohr hearer and fisg ol the Fotirib 3rg fcijta BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY MAT 14 1894 man in the brigade saw this exploit ind greeted it with n ringing clrccr The colors were saved and I mny uddj the color Uarer got vcll Ilad it tint been for Monroe the lUg would have fallen intn the hands of theenetuy and eo lean not eonnt his act as siieer madness THE ONA LICRE Two Republic TJieZjiii Libra or Free Zuie is and lias long been n cunttaut coulee of xlieeatisfactioti buih ii Mexico and the United States American ineicliHins doing bHeiuess at the va rioiis towns on the north bank of A we had done again nd again jtho R ° Grande claim th t their natural traduia taken horn them tho tlrove dnrirg < lay we tIe by tlie cheaper prices for which ail cau be pmchased on the sutitli side of that river They also claim that the Fiee2me aflorda special faciii lies fur the tmnggling into the Uui ted btatea of Europcan goods These complaints Seems to be well iuuudcd but it must not he suppos ed that the people of Mexico who do not live within the lavored belt have no cause for complaint lor they have Indeed it is probuhie that tin re is more opposition to the FroeZ no in Mexico than there is in the United States and it is not to be taken for grauteJ then even the Mexican government is particti and toe by the captain saidj Ijrly pleased with the existence of Monroe one of my men saw a that free belt The fpicial privi hges etijnyed h the people of the Fiee Zme in the w y of ex mption from custom house duties are of eourFO the onvy of the rest of the people of the republic and ibis alone would make it undesirable But there are other objections to the Free Z me It affords taciiities for stnuirglmg Europeans and Ame ricHti goods into Mxico and this not only injures tho fiscal interests but ititet teres with hgi imate trade it mikes the maintenance thiough out its entire extent ol hir e and well orgntreed li c l gunrd ntccssa ry thus adding to the taxes to be paid by people who instead of re seiving benefit get nothing bnt in jury from it Ueiico nothing h li Zirdid in saying thatthe Friju Z nc is only popular mnong those who reside or operate wishin itc lituii There is good reason to be lieve that it is the fixed policy of the Mexican government to abolish the Fiee Zme This can not well tie done aU at once and by a single act without injuring cat tain ituer ests which aro entitled to proUe tion and therefore the abolition will be cairiid out by degrees Al ready a sniill duly e levied on for eign good imported into Zona Libre nd it is understood that this duty will be gradually increased until the full tariff rale is reached These observation have hem suggested by the fact that a movement is on font in El Paso to induce the secre tary of the tnasniy of the United Statts to foibid the Ciriying in bond of goods destined for Mi xiro across Aineiieau territory so long as Zona Libie eXiets in this com V exa Tc m lost ia our retreat L 7try try It Js i c iruSHLb thai eL a j1 NOL 2 < ji Highest of all in Leavening Power Latest U S Govt Report ABSOUUIEiaf PURB s retaliatory tneasnie will ho resorted to by tire goycrrTne t of the United States when it is known it wonld principally injure Amciicati rail nihd wiihont bringing abont tho desired object any sooner Hian it will fee brought aborit oy the volnti taty aci > n tif Misico It ia he lieved here that the Z ua Libre wil lie hboh fhid jiirt as soon as this can be done in justice to xert iii inter e < tp Hiul this is sll that tho people ol EI irtso cr vlsewtiuic ciild ex v pect CHICKENS FED CRACKED ICE Buffalo Express The heat in Mexico said A1T diitniflnConn lins Flynn to a f 1 group articles ol Europeans pioducttuiiq 1 A T of tritTiGs laikrow this on morn ing is so great that the natives arc obliged to resortto a greaf many expedients Ihey have to feed the chickens on crucked ice ty prevent them froin lajing hatd boikd eggfs As ice ia worth 12 cent3 a pound duwn in that coun tiy that brings the price olrggd up to 5 a dczen Did they ever try to hstch ont china nest eggs done there Cor neeiacked one of the patty Oh yes replied the Alderman hut they hid to giro it up The chickens hatched from china Ijr se all had glass eyes and couldnt sco to pick their food Ic was neccs sary to empoy a man to feed them and his keep knocked out the prof its so tluy quit Wonderful peo ple them Mfxicjuf Astonishing how long thV Jive I cuppose ila the dryness of ihe atmosphere I saw one man who was not less thati 200 years old Whats that Alderman Two hundred and one years siven months and twelve days to be exact lie was the father of eightysix children and had been married eleven times Nothing I siow about that old gent was there I had n fine time in Mex cn but the cost of ice and chicks ens is so great that n man doesnt want to stay there more than forty years The Indians always sings before a fight So do iho opera singers Yonkerd Statesman It ia always best for a man to keep his temper 2so one else wanto it Picayune AWARDED UiirhcsC Ilonors Yorlda Fair CSEASS HAKIMS MOST PERFECT M > bH mwmt ifc < mjajnB < p n