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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-14
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ABouT CAMERON cly.oUNTY

At the extreme southern tip
ST ts1s great state of Texas lies
Cameron county, itself d small
priRcipaIity in extent. La area
II covers no less than 3,306
square miles. It's southern ex-
freEiity lies about ths sixteenth
OF a degree below The 18th. par
aIeI, wffsfs its northern latitude
Is about 20 90. It's greatest
width from east to west is some
ching oyer forty miles and from
North to south 100 miles.
cLdMATg.
Though SO near the trop 3
get The climate of this county
81 con pafaiively cool in sum
.bef. Its entire eastern front
of about one hundred miles. be-
ing laved by the cool waters Of
the Gulf OF Mexico, which great
" tempers the heat natural TO
6oathern ATTITUDES Tie pre-
Failing wind throughout the
greater portion of the year is
from the Southeast and comes
directly across The Gulf The
winters are also extremely mild.
and make This an ideal place
For any Who seek escape from
the rigors OF a northern winter.
Indeed, no place in the United
States enjoys a more solubrious
Climate during the @intsr sea
son that Brownsville, The coun-
" seat of Cameron county.
Here the average temperature
FOR ihirty-nine years was 70 de-
gTess.
The land lies nearly level the
9iatude at Brownsville being
only 43 feet. The soil is rich
6ith the alIuVial deposits oil
endless years, and it's treasures
Of fertility are IS yet almost
untouched only a limited por
lion of It's surface ever having
been disturbed ny the plow.
In many places the soil lies
from six to twenty feet deep,
being practically inexhaustibIe,
and this of the finist and richest
soil known, ranging from rich
dark alln7iat to a sandy loom.
The county is watefed by the
Rio Grande, which skirts its
Sntirs southern boundary,
distance of sevenry-fve miles
Besides this there are numerous
small streams, called "resacas"
and "arroyos, throughout the
county.
PRODUCTIONS.
The leading Industry Of this
region at present is stock grow
ing, cattle, horses aud sheep
constituting the lie ID ng
export product. But liz
agricultural resources have
been proven To BE- almost end
less in variety. It's semitropi-
cal climate permits such fruits
az the orange, lemon, ciiron
gilava, fig and banana. to
flourish, while peaches penis
and other fruits also do well.
and grapes grow and field in tte
grestest abundance. The chief
products or Tire soil, however.
are corn, cotton aud sugar cane
Besides these sofglian, broom
corn, aud all varfties of Vegrta
bies yield most aoahdanlIy=
tt may be said without feaI OF
Contradiction that all Of these
VIII yield more per acre than
bay other portion of the state
Experiments with IIatana To
axeco aud rauIe have also
yfnven tossst suc.esslnl. The
latter. once planted l,eeomes
alinst perennial. The culture
Of sugaTcane IN this rich valley
laid DESCRIBES epecial meniio
-Four llusand pounds If sngar
phr acre is the rpts.fa nasis
fr,iin lsnii planted in canerai.d
Ibis sugar Is proneGiifeed h.
government exI,f.Tts 10 be pq.a
= lie Iilfrst Louisiana pro
duet
POPULATION AND TOWNS
Cameron comfy. aecordine
"a The census OF 1890. cantai0e
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-14

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Is prepared to execute all orders for Job Print
ing. such as Letter Heads. Bill Heads. Bust
ness Cards. Wedding Cards. Envelope Cards
and in fact all kinds of Printing
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-14

POPULATION AND TOWNS
Cameron t.unlIly according
"a The rpnsus OF 1890. contains
pnpuIafion Of 1920. FL.
county seat : Brownsville
~1sll about 6,906 inhabitants
Point ISABEL. seapafi. p
sfilps from Brownsville, on ths
E,Agnna apl Maslr4, has ahan'
81 iniiaIi sarts, and Saats
ksasiu.sa growing little river
eea.3vmeet. 6out 80. These
go siso 20 1-rsaa ranch set
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
CAPTURED AT GLOBE
4 Texas Murderer Who Had Been
Four Years a Fugitive.

Bud Upshaw, a Texas murderer,
after having concealed himself for
more than four years, is again in the
hands of justice. He was arrested at
Globe last Tuesday night and Governor
Murphy yesterday honOred a requisi-
ton for his extradition. The papers
We're received by mail, so that no par
ticulars of Upshaw's crime could be
learned, except what were set out in
the accompanying copy of the indict-
ment.
From that it is gathered that on
October 9, 1895, Upshaw shot and killed
J. n. Powers, in Tom Green county,
and that the killing was malicious and
premeditated. An indictment was
found against the murderer at the May
term of court of that county the year
following.
Upshaw was located at Globe about
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
SEE THE POINT

You must not think that people
wearing glasses have diseased eyes.
Such is not the case. Astigmatism-
Short, Far and ld-sightedness- are
not diseases, but local troubles, easily
corrected by the use of properly fitted
glasses. 1t is necessary to consult a
specialist along these lines, but go
to an Optician who has made the
sight a life study and is in a position
to diagnose your case absolutely cor
rect. I have the latest instruments
known to Optical science With these
instruments in the hands of thor
ough, competent Optician, it is almost
impossible to err.
Telephone 209. Ford Hotel Block.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

two weeks ago and Governor Sayers is
sued a requisition in which J. N.
Matthews of Ell Paso was named as
agent of the state. Mr.. Matthews went
to Globe and Upshaw, who had been
under surveillance was arrested. The
papers We're sent out last night.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
REMOVAL NOTICE.

Drs Stroud and Craig have removed
their offices to rooms in the new Irvine
building, opposite the Adams hotel on
Center street.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Cards of thanks, notices pertaining
to organizations and societies, church
fairs or soeials, will not be printed in
the Republican except when paid for.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
LOCAL BRgvTTIES.

Hartwell & Hamaker have nov on
sale, at their studio, photographs OF
Mondays and Tuesdays parade.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Mohn & Easterling have moved their
undertaking parlors from the corner of
Washington street and Fifth ;.1enue to
lis North Center street
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
$50 a. m. $50 D. m.
DAILY BULLETIN.

Reports received at Phoenix, Ariz..
on December 8, 1899. Observations
taken at all stations at s a. m, 18th
meridian time.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
VELVET FLOUR CONTAINS
pEpSiN.
KODAK WORKERS.

If you want the best results in ko-
dak finishing in quick order, take your
films to NIealey, No. 213 East Washing
ton street.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

n. Porter for Hand Made Harness
142 East Washington Street.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
NEWS
OF THH
TOWN
PHOENIX WEATHER.

The following weather conditions pre-
vailing in Phoenix yesterday were re-
ported by the United States weather
bureau:
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

McKelligon's where you can get the
finest handmade sour mash, bourbon
and and Pennsylvania rye WHISTLES.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Oysters, Game and Poultry at TIT
New Place.
WILLIAMS & HAFFNER.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Miss Sims, dre-smaker. 1888 e. Adans
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

WILLIAMS & HAFFNER.
Strictly high grade-"The New
Place" AL and Thee. and IL West
Washington street.
For excellent meals at reasonable
prices go to Coffee AIS restaurant
Everything in season. Short orders
speciality.
Dewey Flour. the latest and best. A
guarantee with every sack.
MILTON-BERRYM NERO. co.
Up-to-date-The New Place.
WILLIAMS & HAFFNER-
Try bro1led tenderlein steak at
Coffee AIS Everything f1rst-class.
z. A. Spaulding sells real estate. Of
flee No. Il West Adams street.
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. TWEEN
ty-five cents q bottle.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Strictly high grade-"The New
Place" AL and Theo. and IL West
Washington street.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Dewey Flour. the latest and best. A
guarantee with every sack.
TON-BERRYMAN NERO. co.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

E. A. Spaulding sells real estate. Of
fee No. Il West Adams street.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Up-to-date-The New Place.
WILLIAMS & HAFFNET-
Arizona republican., 1899-12-08

Try a bro1led tenderlein steak al
Coffee APs. Everything frst-class.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09
4 Contractor Makes . Find Thas Mean
Many Dollars For Him.

4 oent.sstor Makes Find Thas lGsaas
Many Dollars For Him.
For many years 1t has been the belief Of
builders that the old Tombs prison In New
York rested upon . foundation Of stone
built upon piles. Workmen digging in
the old prison cellar have now found that
the stone foundation rested on . caisson
built Of yellow pine.
In consequence Of this discovery Joseph
Cody, the contractor employed by p. ].
Carlin q Co. TO remove the piles, WA
greatly elated, for while II IL . costly job
10 take out piles 1t 10 an easy matter to
remove the pine timber on which the stone
foundation Of the old prison rested. Aside
from this, the timber will soil for go 4
thousand feet, board measurement, ~ II 10
all In good condition, Notwithstanding
the fact that for moro than 30 years II
rested In bank Of mud and water.
The logs found are Of the best yellow.
pine, hand hewn, IA inches square and %
feet long. There are hundreds Of them,
and Contractor Cody received an offer Of
o19 Apiece for them.
"This lucky nnd," said Contractor Fred
Cariin, will probably pay more than the
cost Of exoavating, 90 that Cody win have
his contract money for vslvst, - ahsv
Ay."-ExohanGA
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09
EVENING, MARCH 9. 1899

mated, if those intrusted with their
promotion were compelled to stop
and haggle upon the why's and
wherefores to every public critic,
whose place of business is on the
ourbstone.
Present indications give promise
Of numbers of people being at
tracted to this city in the next few
months, by the work upon the great
industry which is to be built in this
city. Because of their coming
there is no necessity whatever to
exaggerate upon the possibilities Of
this country. On the other hand,
there is the greatest possible reason
that you should not carry your in>
dividual troubles upon your coat
sleeve and retail them tn every Wis
itor, simply because he may be a
sympathetic listener.
The Sentinel believes, with a
great many others. that this year is
the turning point in the history OF
this city and the valley. 1t ha &
seen many mistakes made here in
past years, and, with the great hope
that they may be avoided, it
breaches this good will doctrine
Many old scores. which widsned
and deepened under adverse con-
ditions, will be entirely wiped out
under the sunlight Of prosperity
Acrimonies and past time events
will, and should be, cast aside.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09
ID. M. Slocomb's Space.
WOULD RETAIN VOLUNTEERS.

Major. .Gcasral j. b. Wilson, Major
General Fitzhugh Lee and 4ajor-Gsn-
eral Wheeler have been offered places ~
brigsdier. generals in provisional regular
army Of 5000. This is the highest
rank that they can bs offered until the
IS 900 volunteers be organised.
The president, it was learned today,
was very anxious to make Wheeler .
major general in the provisional army.
He will have an opportunity Of doing
this in October next, when General Shat
ter will be retired.
1t was stated today that the regular
army consists at present Of only 4b,OOO
mon, whom the government could hold
10 the service. It would be necessary
to got d, 900 recruits.
Tho war department would have no
difficulty in getting this 25,00O, sspec-
tally a. they expect to retain en- masse
the volunteer troops new in the Philip
pines, under the special ast whereby
they can remain in the service six
months. The re.snlistment will sntitle
them 70 travel pay from the United
States to the Philippine Islands, a con-
siderable indusement to an enlisted
man. There are now 25,OO0 troops. vol
unteers and regulars, in the Philippine
islands, and this is about the number
that will be assigned to that station
when tho provisional army has been
fully organized.
Ten thousand will be stationed in
Porto Rico and 5000 in Cuba. leaving
about 1900 for service principally along
the coast OF the United. States. A large
number of the home guard will b artil-
lerymen.
While it is said daily that the presi-
dent has decided not to utilize native
troops in the volunt ers, 1t is fast that
he has asked for report on practibility
OF nativs troops from General Otis and
General Brooke. For the present, how
ever, the efforts OF the war department
will BE- directed to organizing the 65, 900
regulars. This prosess will occupy
about three months.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09

have been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteen years and nothing seemed
TO give any relief. was able to be
around all the time, but constantly s1f-
fering had tried everything could
hear Of and at last was told 10 try Cham
berlains Pain Balm, which did and
was Immediately relieved and in short
time cured. / am happy to say that it
has not since returned.-Josh Edgar,
Germantown, Cal. For sale by all drug
gists.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09
A HAPPY HOME

Toys for the Childre are good but
a deed to a home is better. will
furnish you a home as such prices
that you cannot afford to pay rent.
With small cash payment down
you can buy three, four and five
room houses on monthly payments
of e6, $40, e15, $40 and $25 Why
not pay rent to yourself and be your
own landlord 1t will be pleasure
to chow you property for sale on the
above terms.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09
WEAP INVISIBLE MUZZLES.

The people of Grand Junction
have an unhappy knack Of giving
many things intended for their own
prosperity, a black eye. If they
are not given the inner history of
every deal, they proceed to cast
doubt upon its correctness. In
other words, they do not like to be
surprised with any good thing;
they would rather experience a
little calamity, if it coincidcd with
their predictions. than enjoy full
measure Of prosperity, Of which
they did not have due and previous
notice.
If you do not know anything
more about the sale Of the Nancy
Hanks than was given to the pub
lie, and what was given was author
alive, believe it anyhow. If it is
not true it cannot hurt you, and if
it is all true, it can do you much
good.
What was published about the
State Line Railway incorporation,
was the offisial statement Of the
Secretary Of State. Two or three
calamity howlers this morning said
they did not believe that such a
road had been incorporated. To
emphasize their disbelief they inn
mediately began to post their val>
uelsss opinions on the street cor
ners.
Unhappily these people cannot be
muzzled, but if their friends would
only tell them what fools they are
making of themselves, it would be
better for them and for the public,
who suffer by the escaping gas from
their windbags. Talk up hill, not
down hill Say every good word
for the city you can. People who
are promoting big enterprises
for your benefit have the least
time OF anyone to stop and
ring the changes Of their
progress into your ears. There
would be few schemes ever consum-
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09

The Sentinel will give 25 cents per
copy for two copies that contains the
poem written by DR.. Eldridge, "The
Race with Death" printed about tive
years ago.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09
FOR RENT.

Acreage adjoining tho beet sugar
plant and adjoining the city with water,
for rent for sugar beet raising.
2s6 Apply to VIM A. Marsh.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09

Aaoves ssvee ovsv Z, ,ooovoo. 0oaes
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09

~ R. EDWARD HARDY. the Jolly man
N ager OF Sheppard Cos. great store at
~ Braceville ILL.,, writes: II had never
been sick day in my life until in 1890.
got SO bad with nervous prostration that I
had to give up and commence to doctor. /
tried our local physicians and one in Joliet,
but none gave me any relief and thought
was going to die. 1 became despondent
and suffered untold agony. could not eat,
sleep nor rest, and it seemed as II could
not exist. At the end of six months was
reduced to but a shadow OF myself, and At
last my heart became affected and was
truly miserable. took six or eight bottles
Of DR.. Miles Nervine. II gave me relief
from the start. and at last cure. the great
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-09

est blessing of my life.'
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee. first bottle
| enefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address.
0R MILES MEDICA
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
State OF Business.

New YORK, June 3O.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s review says:
Failures for the second quarter of
1899 have been 1850 in number against
3,055 last year, with liabilities of $780,
$4,000 against $36,602,252 last wear
and for the first half of 1899 failures
were 1852 against 6,766 last year, with
liabilities of $48,711 900 against ST.
246, 1888 last year.
The demand for iron and steel seems
to have no limit. Scarcity of pigs has
raised the price dollar per ton for To-
cal coke at Chicago, $110 for Besse-
mer at Pittsburg, and S1.7O for grew
forge and seventy-five cents for anthra-
cite No. at Philadelphia, with some
iron selling above these quotations at
all points for early delivery.
The continuing demand in spite of
rising prices astonishes everybody.
Coke ovens, II, 453 at work, put out for
the week 181, 1852 tons, the heaviest
weeks work ever known at Councils.
vile. Tin is stronger at 26c and cop
per at 18c for lake.
Another industry passes all records
boot and shoe shipments from the East
4OO, S43, exceeding those in any other
month Of any year for four weeks, and
the demands for speedy delivery show
enormous distribution in all directions.
New orders are large and several
months ahead.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
Boston and Albany.

NEW YORK, June 30.-The directors
of the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad have formally ratified
the proposition to lease the Boston &
Albany railroad for a period of 900
years. This is the first step in the plan
of the Vanderbilt system to gain con.
troll of the Fitchburg railroad, 80 that
it will have monopoly of the traffic in
northern New England.
DIR. W. Seward Webb has been the
agent in negotiating with the Fitch
burg. He has been not little pleased
with the progress made, and it is un.
derstood an agreement has practically
been reached.
BosToN, June 30.-If the stOckhold-
ers ratify and the State legislature ap-
proves, the Boston and Albany railroad
will on and after July l, 1900, become
part OF the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad company. The
directors of the B. and A. recommend
the lease, with the proviso that an
eight per cent dividend, payable quar-
terly, shall be granted by the New York
Central road and also that $4 900 900 in
money or property shall be reserved by
the Boston and Albany road.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
Commissions.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Since the
announcement that 10000 volunteers
were to be mustered into army service
for the Philippines the President has
been deluged with applications for COM
missions. Almost every congressional
caller has one or more applicants whom
he presses upon the Presidents atten.
ton. The President requests all WIS.,
itors to file their applications with Ad-
jutant General Corbin. At the same
time he makes it clear that in general
way the policy of the administration in
granting commissions preference will
be given to the volunteer officers who
showed ability and performed valuable
service during the Spanish war. Some
regular officers also will be given vol
unteer commissions in the belief that
one or two regular officers in a regi-
ment will be of great advantage. The
number of officers to be commissioned
is being carefully guarded to prevent a
scramble.
1t is noted in this connection that
most of the general officers serving I'M
der Otis, and who have been almost
constantly in contact with the enemy,
have declared that 10000 troops is not
a sufficient number. Thus Lawtop,
soon after his arrival in the Philippines.
proclaimed that 100000 men would be
required to suppress the instruction
and Gems. Anderson and King express.
ed like opinions upon their return to
the United States. The decision to
send sufficient number of troops to
the Philippines to maintain Otis army
at DO, 900 is equivalent to a declaration
that the President, by whom the order
for sending reinforcements was made,
does not entirely agree with Otis and
the war department, and since that de-
cision was made known the equanim-
ity of the adjutant generals office has
been upset.
CHICAGO, June 30.-Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, who was with the Eighth
army corps at Manila, and who saw
nearly years fighting around the city,
arrived in Chicago last night en- route
to Washington. Gen. Otis said: "With
$4,000 troops all told, say 30, 900 for the
fighting columns and 10000 for garris on
duty, Major General Otis can suppress
the revolt before the next rainy season,
restore peace, establish order and pro.
tect all well.meaning citizens"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
INDEPENDENCE FOREVER,

Sink or swim, live or die, survive or
perish, l give my hand, and my heart,
to this vote. - Through the thick
gloom Of the present, see the bright
ness Of the future, as the sun in
Heaven. We shall make this glo-
rious, an immortal, day. When. we
are in our graves our children will
honor it. They will celebrate it with
thanksgiving, with festivity, with bon
fires, and illuminations. On it's annual
return they will shed tears, copious
gushing tears, not of Straightforward
slavery, not of agony and distress, but
of exultation, of gratitude and OF joy.
Sir, before God, l believe the hour is
come. My judgment approves this
measure and my whole heart is in it.
All that l have, and all that am, and
all that hope, in this life, 1 am now
ready here to stake upon it; and
leave off as l began, that live or die,
survive or perish, Am FOR THE DE-
CLARATIoN. 1t is my living senti-
ment, and by the blessing of God, ii
shall be my dying sentiment; indepen-
dence no,o; and INDEPENDENCE FOR
EvER.-John Adams supposed speech
for the Declaration of Independence
july 4, 1776.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
RepresentatiOn..Again.

The Times OF Barre remarks of 'the
discussion of the present unjust system
in the State general assembly" that, 80
far as it has seen, "few have any idea
how to secure anything better" The
contemporary renews suggestion it
says it had contributed to former dis
cussions of the subject to the effect
that, as "the small town representa-
tives will never vote to reduce their
own strength, the only way out of the
difficulty is to try to get the general as.
sembly to allow the cities and larger
towns additional members which, il is
reasonable to believe, might be brought
about"
The advocates Of representation in
the House on the fundamental repub-
lican principle that population is the
just basis of representation have
very clear "idea how to secure some-
thing better" 1t is simple matter.
There is nothing new or difficult in it,
or In carrying II into practical effect.
The idea is simply to make population
the basis of representation, embodying
in the construction of the House this
underlying principle in the constitu-
ton of the popular branch of the law
making body. To carry this principle
into practical effect divide the State
into election districts, giving each dis
trict one representation for specified
number of inhabitants, as is done in
the makeup of the national House of
representatives., as is done in this
branch Of the legislature of every State
in the Union, excepting Vermont and
Connecticut. There is nothing new,
uncertain, difficult, revolutionary or ex.
perimental in this idea. In concep-
tion and practice it is as old as the