The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], April 15, 1907, Image 1

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VOL. XV. NO. 244
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAy, APRIL 15, 1907.
SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS':
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THE RIO GRANDE COUNTRY IS ALL RIGHT
YOUR JDESULTS depend on the RIGHT
IMPLEMENTS and TOOLS in thehands .
of the RIGHT MEN.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT OUTFITS IN OUR LINE
Birdsell and (Hd Hickory Wagons, Stand
ard All Steel S. C. Mattocks, Avery and
Hancock Disc Plows Planet-jr. Seeders,
Wheel Hoes and Cultivators, Tents, Wagon
Covers, Axes
M H. CAJLB WWLL !
AERMOTOR1 AND STANDARD WINDMILL
Our Catalog Wo. 10 gives net cash delivered prices,
tells all about our goods and is free for the asking-.
Corpus Christi, Texas
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I HALLAM COLONIZATION CO. I
OVER MERCHANTS
Representing Lands From Corpus j
Christi to the
Our Clothes and Shoes
Have given satisfaction to everyone. "
They must. They are guaranteed.
OUR CONSTANT REFERENCE:
Ask
Your Friends.
EVERY GARMENT in our
clotbes is made with the
greatest care and most ex.
cellenn finish, and have the
Style, Saap aad Cut to
Make You
SPERO'S
Coabe BaHfog, Next to Posioffice
Visitors from.
THE NORTH !
Do Tipt return home
i withbntinvestigating
MERCEDES
The place you have heard
LARGEST IRRIGATING CANAL IN TEXAS, t
We positively have plenty of land for sale in town
lots, 5-acre tracts, farms and large acreage tracts.
Geo, S Freeman
MERCEDES, TEX.
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DISAPPEARANCE
OF HOTEL GUEST
C. Engrud Mysterioisly Miss
ing Since Thursday.
Left Grip and Contents of Much Greater
Value tha Amount ef Hefcl Bill "
Registered from Oklahoma
Xeft Xfter "Breakfast
O. C. Engrud who arrived in
Brownsville Tuesday night and
registered afthe Rio Grande hotel
from WalterV'Okla. With him was
C. Moore, whose address on the
hotel register is not legible. They
were apparently traveling together
and were here on a prospecting
trip. Thursday morning, Mr.
Moore left, taking breakfast early
to catch the train. On leaving, he
remarked that Mr. Engrud was
going to remain here longer. The
latter came down the same morn
ing about eighto'clock, had break
fast, and walked out of the hotel.
Since then, Mr. Fielder, proprietor
of the hotel, has not seen or .heard
anything of this guest.
Mr. Engrud left his' baggage at
the hotel, consisting of a valise
filled with clothing, the value be
ing much more than the amount
of his hotel bill. Mr. Fielder be
C3me uneasy about his missing
guest, and finally examined the
valise for information concerning
him. He found, besides a quanta
ty of clothing, a check book on the
First National Bank of Walters;
Okla., and a number of souvenir
postcards addressed to parties in
Minnesota- On the inside
of the grip is the missing
man's name, with the address, Os
trander, Minn., and the date, Feb
21, 1905. A bottle of medicine
for nervous debility was in the
jrip. No clue whatever to indi
cate where he may have gone or
what were his intentions was
found.
Mr. Fielder has notified the city
authorities of the mysterious dis
appearance of his guest, and if he
does not show up soon, the matter
will be communicated to the au
thorities at Walter, Okla.
Mr. Engrud is described as tall
and slender, light complexioned.
and apparently about 26 years old
He was well dressed, and appeared
to be of good habits. It is feared
he may have met with foul play,
while some conjecture that he may
have committed suicide.
MAY ISSUE BONDS
FOR WATERWORKS
Council Instructs City Attorney to Write
Attorney General on Subject Other
Bujinej Transacted.
The city council held its regular
meeting this morning at 10 o'clock,
a considerable amount of business
being transacted.
The first business was the quail
fying of the five members elected
on April 2. After the new city'
fathers were duly installed, the
usual standing committees for the
ensuing year were appointed by
the mayor.
The most important feature" of
the meeting was the adoption of a
resolution instructing the city atr
torney to write to the attorney
general at Austin in order to ascer
tain whether the, city of Browns
ville can legally issue bonds for the
purpose of building a. system of
waterworks and electric lights
A number of bills were passed
by the council.
Nell "Do you always sav your
prayers before you 'go to bed?"
Belle "Yes, indeed, I.do. J sleep
in a folding bed'-rPhiladelohia
Record.
Some men seem to think 'that.as
long as they keep out of jail they
hTe a pretty good chaace of going
to he&Ten.
TREMENDOUS
CROP OF PEANUTS
Largest Ever Planted In Texas
At Falfurrias.
Large Wholesale Handlers of Peanuts at
SU Louis Are the Planters If Ex
pectations Materialize Will Ship
Trilnloads ef Peanuts.
The largest crop of peanuts ever
planted in Texas, and probably the
largest ever planted in the United
States, is now being put in at' Fal
furrias on the Barnhart & Wood
son, farm, says Falfurrias Facts.
Three hundred acres have been
set aside for this crop three hun
dred acres of as good land as there
is out of doors, and land that has
proven its wonderful adaptability
to the growth of peanuts.
For more than a year Messrs.
Barnhart and Woodson, who are
officers of the Barnhart Mercantile
Co., of St. Louis, one of the largest
wholesale handlers of nuts in the
United States, have been planning
for the crop which is now being
put in. They have studied the
peanut crops of the whole country,
and have made exhaustive analysis
of the whole proposition. They
have come to the deliberate con
clusion thac the red sandy loams of
this immediate section are the best
for peanuts. Their work is not
experimental. They have been
perfecting"the selling end of the
peanut business for the past thirty
years; and have been studying- the
producing end of it for a decade at
least.
Planting was begun on Monday
of this week, with machines ship
ped all the way from Old Virginia
for the purpose. The work has
progressed at the rate of about
20 acres, per day, and, barring
some unepected hitch, will con
tinue at that rapid rate until the
full 300 acres are planted.
If .the crop comes up to expecta
tions -Falfurrias will ship train
loads of peanuts to St. Louis, next
fall, for distribution all over the
United States and Canada. The
harvesting and threshing of the
crop will be a gigantic undertaking;
and special thcshing machinery
will be built and shipped here to
help with the work.
This year's crop will be confined
entirely to the Spanish variety of
peanuts, although it is believed
several other varieties will do al
most, if not quite, as well as on
the same soil. These Spanish nuts
are mast in demand by candy
manufacturers, and are especially
prepared ai St. Louis in the large
factory of the Barnhart Co. They
are very rich in oil, and have
flavor of peculiar delicacy.
Before harvesting the nuts, the
vines will be cut and cured for hay;
and it is expected that the yield of
forage will be not less than a ton
per acre. Recent experimental
bulletins declared that peanut hay
is not second to alfalfa, even, as a
food for dairy cows, and its sells at
fancy prices.
Considerate
I am afraid you don't like the
work." x
Yes, 1 do," replied Plodding
Pete. "I have so much respect for
work that when I see a piece of it
to be 'tended to I alius feel : like
turnin' it over to somebody else
that wouldn't be as likely to spoil
it as I would." Washington Star1.
Raised Without Irrigation.
A car of solid crystal wax onions
will roll out of Corpus Christi this
evening for Buffalo, N. Y- The
onions, raised by Mr. Lee Brown
near town and sold to Whitney &
Son, looked -fine packed in crates
about 600 crates. Mr. Brown
realizing over $650 for his car of
crystaliwax, raised without irriga
tion; Corpus Christi Caller- .
He is happy who knows hii good
fortnae. Chinese.
1 -" Little dress ef water. " ' - :
-Little grains of sand,
c7Hakc the firmer -wealthy- 1
On the Rjio Grande.
aft Benito Land & Watered.
"A GOING CONCERN.'
Eleven cWiles of Canal completed.
" zAny quantity" of Land you, -want from a Town Lot
to a thousand acres.
WE tARE ON THE CMMH LINE fT Tgc St. L. B. &'?.
At SAN BENITO, formerly BESSIE.
OFFICERS: Alba Heywood Pres.. W. H. Stenger. Vice Pres. Sod "Gen.llanaenv
"E. F. Rowson. Treasurer; Sam Robertson, Secretary,
DIRECTORS: Alba Heywood, O.W. Heywood. TV. Scott Xteyw6od.-3V. H. Stenter.
Ssm Robertson. E. F. Rowson. Rv L- Batts ,
BROWNSVILLE
WILL BE HEARD
Sergt. at Arms of Senate Will Sub
poena Witnesses.
Writes Mayor Combe f o Inquire if Per
sons Subpoenaed Will Accept Service
By Telegraph List of Wit
nesses Wanted.
Brownsville will be given a hear
ing before the Senate Committee
on military affairs, which is in
vestigating the outrage by the
negro soldiers upon Brownsville
the night of Aug. 13 last. A let
ter received by Mayor F. T. Combe
of Brownsville from D. M.. RaaS'
dell, sergeant at arms of the Sen'
ate conveys the information that a
number of Brownsville citizens are
wanted to testify in the investiga
tion. t i
The letter states that the writer,
the sergeant at arms, has been
directed by the chairman of the
Senate Committee on military af
fairs to subpoena a number of cit
izens of Brownsville and vicinity
to appear before the committee at
Washington on May 14, "to tes
tify in relation to what is known
as the" Brownsville affair." The
letter continues:
"Senator Warren, chairman of
the committee, has suggested that
I write you for information as to
the following names and whether
they will accept service by tele
gram as has been done in every
case thus far, or whether it will be
necessary to personally make ser
vice by deputy or otherwise. It is
greatly hoped that telegraphic ser
vice will be accepted as it greatly
expedites the work and minimizes
the expense. I will await your
reply before communicating with
the parties named. I enclose copy
of telegram used in such cases."
The names of the witnesses
wanted are given as follows: Geo.
W. .Kendall, F. A. H. Sanborn,
Jas. P. McDonnel, Herbert Elkins,
il. Ygnacio Domiuguez. Paulino
S. Preciado, C. S. Canada. F. j.
Combe, Dr.tC. H. Thorn, F. E.
Starck, Geo. T. Porter, Teofilo
Martinez, Capt. Wm. Kelly, R. E.
Creager, and Almas Littlefield all
of Brownsville, besides Charles B.
Chase and Joseph Bodin of Corpus
Christi, Hale Odin and C. E.
Hammond of San Antonio, A. N.
JacKay of La Forte, Texas, and
Jose Martinez, Laredo, now of
Brownsville.
Mayor Combe today saw all or
the -witnesses named who reside in
Brownsville and secured from each
assent to receiving service by tel
egraph, and has written to Mr,
Ransdell to that effect. He can
not, of course, answer for those
residing; elsewhere, but it is quite
probable that all will consent.
The ievil 'lias his
martyrs
among men. DuUh.
The law tbat roeadfi tbeirorid, tfee some
Sesada zfc dnrdrof little fraae.
Blackwood's.
COURTMARTIAL
WILL BE BRIEF
Probably Only a Week's Time,.
Will Be Consumed.
Number of Officers Summoned arWif
nesses In Behalf of Capt. Macklin
None Appear lo Be Summaned
for the Prosecution.
There is now every indication ,
that the Macklin courtmartial wilL
be brief in comparison to the Ewtr
rose case, and is likely to be frnistl
ed within a week's time.
A number of ' witnesses fronn
Brownsville who were summoned):
here to testify have been notified
that their presence will nor bere--
quired. As the Penrose court es
tablished the fact that the negroes.
did the shooting at Brownsville it
is unnecessary to bring the Browns
ville people here and have them
testify. In this the government will
save money.
Captain Macklin, accused in the:
case, has summoned Col. Ralph'
W. Hoyt, commanding the Twenty-fifth
Infantry, as a witness in
his behalf. Colonel Hoyt is now at.
Fort Reno. It is expected he will
testify relative to protest, made,
against sending the regiment to-v
Texas.
Orders have also been issued at
the department summoning Second
Lieut. Donald D. Hay, Twenty
fifth Infantry, here as a witness.
Among the other witnesses to tes--tify
in Captain Macklin's behalf
will be Major Penrose, Captain ,
Lyon, Lieutenants Lawrason and
Grier. San Antonio Express,
CHARGES AGAINST MACKLI1C ,
Capt. Edgar A. Macklin, Twenty-fifth
Infantry, who is to be tried
by courtmartial, is charged withu
neglect of duty. There is one speci
fication in the charge which recites
that Captain Macklin was officer of:
the day at Fort Brown and faik.61
to respond to an alarm sounded' iin
the post, as a result of some, small
1 ms shooting.
xi is understood tnat there a
nothing in the specification to im--
ply that the soldiers of the Twenty
fifth Infantry did the shooting, so
this -matter will not be touched
upon in the coming trial.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, , as they rrnrt.
reach the diseased portion of tkees-c.
There is only one. way to care deaneM
and that is by constitutional remedies,
Deafness is caused by an inflamed com,
dilion of the mucous lining of the Baa
tachiaa Tube. When this tube is inflaa
ed you have a rumbling sound or imper:-.
feet hearing, and -when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the resnlt, and unless the
inflammation can. be takes, out aad this,
lube restored to its normal condition,,
hearing will be destroyed, forever; nine
cases out of ten are cauced by Catarrh, ,
which is-nothing- but an inflamed cosdi-.
tioaof the mucous surface.
We will give One Htmdred Dora Jas
on? caec of Deafsw (Me4 by catarrh)
that.caBMtbe cBrdiy.,Il CUrrk.
Onre. Send for circulars jm
F. J.CHEHKY Ce., Tole, O.. ,
Srid by DncfMta 73c.