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BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERAL VOL. XV. NO 47. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1906. SINGLE COPTRQ S r-R3TG r E. H. CALDWELL, EVERYTHING IX FARM AND RANCH HARDWARE Corpus Christi, Texas. Will, upon receipt of this advertisement, refund to any customer owning one of his No. 10 Catalogs the $1.00 paid therefor, thus making the Catalog free, or he will send free a handsome Pocket, Bill and Memorandum Book combined, such as is usually sold for $1.50, at the option of said customer. There are only two .conditions: 1st the possession of E. H. Caldwell's Catalog No. 10 for which $1.00. has been paid. 2nd the return of this Advertisement cut from the B r o wjjsvi hk Daily Herald. n "THEY MUST GO" r s f vl Our remaining Straw hats. Prices on these Straws have been Smashed to Smithereens. Hats 50c and up now 25c. t& "THEY HAVE BEEN HERE ? 4 LONG ENOUGH" r-j: 'f 'saU and must now make way for the fine line "7 of felt and wool hats soon due to arrive. "LEST WE FORGET" Let us again remind you that in times of peace or otherwise one needs clothes. If you need shirts, hats, clothing, collars, ties etc., you want "THE GOODS," and the place to get them is at the "FAMOUS." "As7e Your Friends. ' ' SPERO'S v C0M3E BLDG, NEXT TO P. O., COMPETENT ESTABLISHED 1865 otica del Leon ....You Want the Best Your Physician aims to put all his knowledge, cxpei i ence and skill into the prescription he writes. It is an orae for a combination of remedies which your case requires. He cannot rely on the result unless the ingredients are properly compounded. J 3e fair to your doctor and to yourself by bringing your prescriptions here. They'll be compounded only by registered pharmacists, who are aided by the largest stock of drugs in this part of the state. Everything of the finest quality that money can buy or experience can select. J. L. Putegnat & Bro. HyB.Verhelie SADDLE & HAR NESS MAKER . . . Repairing a Specially. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. pi Si BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS PHARMACY J 11 i m mm i CHAPIN ATTORNEY-AT LAW HIDALGO, TEXAS F. W. Seabury ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Rio Gande City, Texas Will practice in the District Courts of Starr, Hidalgo, Zapata and Webb Counties. DR. C. H. THORN - " jtf"Office ojposite The Herald. TELEPHONE 51 Brownsville, Texas. WHITE ELEPHANT SALOON V. L. CRIXELL. Prntrletor. First-class Liquors, Wines, Cigars. Polite Attention. Market Square Brownsville. Texas E. H. GOODRICH SON ....MANAGERS.... Cameron County Abstract Company Choice Lands and City Property. Union Bakery John Thielen, Alanager Bread, Biscuit, Cakes, Etc., Made From Choicest Brands of Flour Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Tex LauIom&Simo. DEALERS IN Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars The Best in the Land. Always Ready to Accomodate Visitors. Information as to Boats, Etc. Cheerfully Furnished. Point Isabel. : : : : Texas, FOR SALE High Grade Durham and Here ford Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Reasonable Terms, Delivered. ADDRESS P. S. Waterwall, Rockport, Tex. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TCNED AND REPAIRED Piano Action Work a Specialty. Keeps on hand piano -Strings and felts. GEORGE KRAUSSE. Residence on Levee St. JAMES B.WELLS Attorney at Law successor to Powers & Maxan, Towers & Wells, Wells & Reutfro Wells, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells & Hicks, Wells. Stayton & .Kleberg I buy and sell Reai Estate and investigate land titles. A'complete abstract c. all utles of record in Cameron County, Texas. Practice m all state and federal courts, when especially employed Land Litigation and corporation practice. Special Notice! X B. MURDGCK Architect and Builder Plans and Specifications Furnished FREE If Work is Awarded to Ale CALL AT THE HERALD OFFICE P. EL Yasey, PAINTER At! Kinds sod Classes of Wr.rlc Estimates Given. OFFICE A.ND SKCPi-Sa. IS. Twlftb Strut. t ttt rirr ARSENAL AT POST WAS FORCED OPEN Probably a Diabolical Plot Was Frustrated. Two Soldiers and One in Civilian Dress Caught Forcing the Lock Ran Away Before Alarm Could Be Given. What was very probably a diabol ical plot against Brownsville was frustrated at Fort Brown on Satur day-morning about three o'clock, - fi.Vu&PxlrZ5Ti&Tr wWcaughALnjhe act of forcing open the door of the arsenal. Teamster Forster, who oc cupies quarters about thirty feet from the arsenal, was awakened at the hour named by a peculiar noise. On looking out to 'discover its. cause, he saw three men at the ar senal door which they were in the act of forcing open. Two were in soldieis' uniform and one in civilian attire. This Mr. 'Forster says he can testify to, but could not say whether the men were negroes or whites- Mr. Forster called out asking what they were about, and the three men immediately ran away. He then called to the guard, but received no reply. He then examined the door, which is very heavy, and found that the lock had been broken off aud the outer door forced open sufficiently to admit his arm. He notified the guard of what had happened, but the men who had attempted to force the door were evidently frightened and did not return. In corroboration of Mr. Forster's story, the officers at the post admit that the lock was forced off the ar senal door Friday night, being found 2t some distance from the arsenal, near the lagoon, on Satur day. Was it a plott After the recent experience of Brownsville with the negro soldiers and the hatred which the latter had for Brownsville, it is not difficult to believe that the ac tion of these three men was part of a diabolical plot against the town. The fact of its occurring only a tew hours previous to the time set for their departure shows that it was doubtless some of the negro soldiers who either desired to. get ammunition or powder from the arsenal. It is not to be supposed for a moment that any of the white soldiers who had just arrived were at such a trick. It is hardly likely that they were after the Gatling gun, as that is dismantled and be sides it could not have been fired without the entire post being awakened. But there is powder, plenty of it in the post, and it is not beyond possibility, not an im probable surmise, to suppose that the object of those three men was to secure gunpowder and use it to blow up some of the buildings in the town- There must have been some diabolical plot afoot, and Brownsville doubtless had a nar row escape from further outrage, through the timely appearance of Mr. Forster. Farmers Cotton Mills. If farmers want to heip them selves; and be placed in an inde pendent situation as far as they can be, in handling their cotton, they should see to it that cotton mills are built ail over the cotton growing section It the tarmers are interested in the ownership of! cotton mills, they will get both the profit of production and manu facture "of cotton. That is the way to make the thing profitable to the producer. Shermau Register. A man has a lot of fun being a pessimist if he is rich and healthy I and happy. EXCURSION TO POINT ISABEL intertainment Tendered to Visiting Democrats. the Fine fish and Oyster Dinner Followed By Sail Out to the Pass. Special Train to Town Last Night. According to the program for the entertainment of Congressman Garner Senator Willacy and the other prominent democrats who attended the conventions here, an excursion to Point Isabel was tendered to them yesterday by the citizeTr: :aV cecial car was at tached to the train tor" tths. .party, and a baud was taken along to enliven the trip with music. Those going on the excursion were Con gressman Garner, State Senator W;.llacy, Royall Givens of Corpus Christi, Sheriff Closner, Judge Marsh, A. E. Chavez, J. R. Ala mia, W. B. Barton, Judge Vela and Charles Schunior of Hidalgo, Dr. Florence, Dr.- Thorn, L. Ko walski, T. Crixell, V. L. Crixell, Judge Bartlett, W. M. Ratcliffe, Antonio Alonzo, H. Martinez, Jno. TreviSo, John Banuon, C. F. Elkius and James O. Bannon. Arriving at the Point, the time was passed pleasantly until noon, when dinner was announced at the Gulf Restaurant and the party sat down to one of the finest fish and oyster dinners ever served at Point Isabel. The choicest products of the waters of Laguna Madre served in Mine Host Weller's best style contributed to make it a feast fit for a congressman. The menu com prised oysters on the half shell, broiled on a stick, scallaped and fried, fish chowder, fish baked, with sauce tartare, and fried fish Fine wines made an inspirsing ac companiment and cigars followed the coffee. Wit and eloquence flowed freely, making it an occasion long to-be remembered. A delightful sail across the bay was enjoyed in the afternoon and on returning to the Point another fine repast was partaken of at the Gulf. Owing to the lateness of the party 's return from the sail, they missed the regular tram, and a special went down for them, re turning with the excursionists about nine o'clock last night. MESSAGE FROM SENATOR BAILEY. Secretary of War Says No Report by Army Officer Reflects On Citizens of Brownsville. The following message which was received fay Judge Bartlett Sun day was probably sent after an in vestigation by Senator Bailey in response to the protest made by citizens of Brownsville against the misrepresentations contained in Major Penrose's report, " in which he made reference to the outrage by the soldiers as a "battle -with the citizens:" "Washington, D. C, Aug. 25. To Judge John Bartlett, Browns ville, Texas. Ainsworth, acting secretary of war, states that no re port made by army officers reflects on the citizenship of Brownsville, and that no report charges that Fort Brown was fired on by any one, or that the fort or the soldiers were in any manner attackJ by anyone, ihe report of Major Pen j i rose has been sent to the president at Oyster Bay and is not here novv for inspection. "Command me freely and fully. "J. W. Bails v.'' The world owes everybody a liv- ing, but everybody must be their own collector. JOHN N. GARNER IS RENOMINATED And State Senator Willacy Receives Like Honor Conventions Voice Sentiments of the Democrats. Welch and Klciber Re nominated. Canalcs and Cole for Representative. Reports of the four democratic nominating conventions held here Saturday afternoon would -require too much space for publication in detail, though each will be given in turn as copy is received from the various secretaries. Suffice it to savthat the conventions, following the will ofth"e ulomocrats of the 15th. Congressional, 23rd "Sijnatnr ial, 95th. Representative and 28th. Judicial districts, as expressed in the primaries, by nominating the respective candidates endorsed in these districts. In the 15th 'Congressional con vention, presided over by Chair man J. B. Wells, with L. Kowalski as secretary, Hon. John N. Garner was nominated for re election by Judge Stanley Welch in a most eloquent address, eulogizing the actual worth of Mr. Garner and expressing the confidence which his constituents feel in his ability. In the 23rd Senatorial conven tion, State Senator John Willacy was likewise renominated, with equally well merited encomiums by John I. Kleiber. In the 95th. Representative con vention, Hon. J. T. Canales was nominated for re-election and C. F. Elkins of Brownsville was nom inated as the other candidate for representative from this district. The judicial convention named Hon. Stanley Welch to succeed himself, and Hon. John I. Kleiber was also nominated to succeed him-,-if as district attorney. Not Soldiers But Armed Ruffians The people of Brownsville 'arc threatened and endangered by negro troops. Not by the troops of other countries; not by the on coming (?) enemy against whom we are wasting millions to prepare Take away the negro soldiers (the American soldiers), and all will be safety and peace. There is a great and timely lesson in this. Gal veston News. The conduct of the negro sol diers at Brownsville in making war on defenseless citizens forever dims the luster which sentiment attaches to the regiment for its part in the battle at Santiago. After all, it seems these negroes are not soldiers in the true sense, but armed ruffians. In Roosevelt's book, "With the Rough Riders at Santiago," he tells how the negro soldiers wantonly killed Spanish prisoners whom he had entrusted to them to take to the rear. It is high time such soldiers as these were disarmed and disbanded. At least let them be retained in the north where the sentiment was created that put them in uniform. Beeville Bee. Telephone Etiquette. When you call any one up over the 'phone do you begin your talk with "Hello! who is this?" If you do, don t. It is ulured and disrespectful. State who you are and who you desire to talk to first, and, then do your talking. No one would think of entering an office. residence any other place and bawling out any such question as that. This is one of the courtesies yon owe the person at the other end of the lire. Bellville Times. An Air Rrmh Iast summer Dottip was nstfr? "What is a fan?" After a moment's thought 'Dot replied: "A fan is a thing to brush the warm air away with." Hoke Smith, former secretary of the interior, is nominated for gov ernor of Georgia. 1