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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-15
SATURDAY, DEC. Is, 1900.
ABOUT TOWN.

Monday.
The bad weather threatens TO be
p<OloDged into regular spell"
The soldiers at Fort Brown re-
ceived their pay yesterday at five
p. m.
What do yoa Think Prckled
Sripe and shrimp at John McGov-
'ern'S
Toys, Toys, Toys. Up TO dat
toys, just received by Mrs. j.
Dreyftss.
Fire Works. For holiday fire.
works CT every description call on
HRS. j. Dreyfuss.
A number of empty barrels,
water tight, can be had cheap by
calling Oh s. W. Brooks.
A fall line Of gentlemen's cloth
5ng, ladies' capes and hats can be
foand at FL Gallo at the most rea-
Sonabie prices.
NERVES must be fed on pure, rich
IL / L.,
best nerve tonic. By enriching the
blood it makes the nerves STRONG.
4 Federal court is expected TO be
opened here on the first Monday in
January, though no jurors have
yet been summoned.
The schooner Mary Lynch nrriv-
ed at Poiat Isabel this morning
from Galveston, with a cargo of
general merchandise.
E. Behnevendo, the we'll known
merchant of Matamoros, is serious
BY ill at his home in that city, with
no hope of his recovery.
Shoes.-An unprecedented sale.
Save money while you can. Shoes
bhat are desirable, heathful, com
Portable and fashionable at Mrs. j.
Dreyfuss'.
All but 120 tons ofthe steamers
cargo has been lightered, and the
remainder will be taken of tomor
row. A train with eighteen cars of
the freight will arrive this after
noon, and eighteen cars more will
come up tonight.
Special Display of Holt
day Good! On Monday we
shall be prepared to show
our patrons a large and COM
plete assortment Of Novel
ties for the coming Holidays.
Mrs. FL. B0llack.
Market plaza was again deeorat-
ed today, in preparation for the
public ball which was to have been
5given on the 18th If the weather
permits the festivities will occur
tonight. and the ball for which
invitations were issued for the
same night will also take place in
city hall.
The steamer will probably ligh-
ter her entire cargo outside the
pass, as the pilot reports only
seven feet of water on the bar and
it Is not considered safe for her to
attempt to came inside.-LETER
Owing to the unexpected tide and
the shifting of the wind the steam
er came inside the bar at three
O'Clock this afterncons
....e..ses.s..
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-15

The army Of the pope consists of
100 Swiss guards, 40 policemen
and 400 gentlemen guards.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-15

Eight million gallons of rock oil
are pumped each year from under
the bed of the Pacific ocean.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-15

In New York q Mr.. Wickes Is a
dealer in lamps, while Mr.. Lsmpe
is a dealer in lamp wicks.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-15

In Bavaria the crown owns 3,
430, 900 acres, one-ffth of the
whole kingdom.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
 MADE A WISE CHOICE

From the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger.
 The Alabama democratic convention made a wise choice in nominating Hon. William J. Sanford of Lee as their candi- date for governor in the August election. Colonel Sanford, as was demonstrated by the recent primary, was clearly the choice of the democrats of the state for governor He is a Christian gentleman of the highest character, and his ability and fitness for the high position to which he will be elect ed in August are admitted by every one who knows him.
 While Colonel Sanford has served one term in congress, he is not a professional politician and office-seeker. He has all ways been a faithful and loyal democrat however, and has taken an active part in many of the most exciting campaigns in his state at times when the safety of the democracy of Alabama was threatened
 This section of Georgia will be very much pleased and gratfied by the nomination of Colonel Sanford. Aside from being a Georgian by birth, Colonel Sanford is our near neighbor, and is well known person. ally in Columbus and all west Georgia.
 The Ledger believes that the nomination of Colonel Sanford will harmonize all fac- tions in the party in Alabama The dem ocrats will sweep the state by largely in- creased majority in August
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
A S2O,OOO RIDING RING
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
 Frank J. Gould is going to erect spa cious riding ring for his own and his friends use in Fifty-seyenth street, west of Seventh avenue. Plans for the building were filed with the building department by York & Sawyer who have prepared the drawings. They call for a one-story brick and terra cotta building, with frontage of 50 feet on Fifty-seventh street, and ex- tending back 100 feet to connect with MT. Gould's stables, at 21S West Fifty-eighth street.
 Alterations will be made in the rear of the stable, so that it will really form a part of the riding ring, giving the struc- ture a sweep from street to street There will be nothing elaborate about the in- terior arrangements, the entire surface be- ing given over to the tanbarS. There will be a gallery from which Mr. Gould S friends can watch the riders on the floor. The ring is to be built early in the fall, and will be heady for use by next winter.
 While there will no striking architec- tural effects attempted, the exterior will be made attractive in appearance. The es- timated cost of the riding ring Is sasSS go. In addition to this, $l,O0O will be devoted to the alterations to the stable.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
HON. W. J. SANFORD
om the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal.
 The nomination of Hon. William J. Sam ford for governor of Alabama and his as- sured election are very gratifying to the host of that gentleman's friends in Geor- gia.
 MT. Sanford does not live far from the Georgia line, and is well known in this state. He is such a genial gentleman that he is beloved wherever he is known. His eloquent tongue has often wakened Geor- gia echoes and aroused Georgia enthu- siasm. He received much encouragement from Georgia in his race for the prize he won so handily last Wednesday,. and many congratulations poured in upon him from Georgia admirers.
 MT Sanford has every qualification for the high office to which he will be elect ed in August. He is an able, pure, prac- tical and fearless man, and will make Alabama a governor of whom she may be proud.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Excessive Moisture in the South.

The unprecedented precipitation of mois- ture extends across the Gulf and South Atlantic states, being greatest at the west, and growing less towards the Atlantic, but being much beyond the needs of the soil at all points, The season of dampness has lasted throughout the entire planting season; and it Is indeed becoming ques- tionable whether large acreage can be planted. Large and fertile sections are flooded, and scarcely an acre in the Gulf and South Atlantic states Is dry enough to be well cultivated. Beyond doubt the pos- sible crops of corn and cotton have already been lessened. and there are as yet no indi- cations of dry weather. Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi have suffered more than Alabama Georgia and Florida, but in the latter trio the ground is saturated with water. and week of dry weather is much needed.
 There are fears that the rainfalls will be followed by severe droughts but no man Is able to say when and where moisture from the oceans will be precipitated The general amount is probably a nearly even quantity, one year with another, but the distribution of that precipitation is some thing no man can find out in advance, not even the weather bureau. The crop dan ger in sight is not one of droughts, but one of lack of opportunity to prepare the soil for planting, and to get the seed in it. All seed in the ground is doing well outside of flooded districts, but large amount of planting is yet to be done, and the season is already well advanced.
 All in all it would be we'll to reduce the estimates of cotton acreage as much at least as a million acres. This is, it is true, a large reduction, but the rainfall is abso- lutely beyond precedent, both in continu ance and in volume. The reduction named is none too large.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
Counting Cotton Bales.

There are tricks in all trades, and the bears in New York cotton circles seem to have good stock of them at hand. When there were reasons-good reasons-for be- Ieving the stock in licensed warehouses in New York was over estimated from % 900 to 10000 bales. Secretary Hester of the New Orleans cotton exchange wired Secretary Fachir of the New York cotton exchange asked for information touching the re- ported overcount Mir. Fachiri at first an swered that he had no knowledge of any error, but such evasiveness did not satisfy MT. Hester, who proceeded to demand a recount.
 d It now appears there has never been a count at all. The stock, confesses MT. Fachiri, is kept by adding everything coming in and deducting everything that goes out. It Is plain that this plan might permit in the course of year errors even as great as those reported. MT. Fachiri continued to be evasive, and at length MT. Hester decided to post up the entire cor respondence on the bulletin board of the New Orleans cotton exchange.
 Secretary Hesters action is widely ap- proved. even in New York. The New York
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
carnenie Defends Trusts.

Mir Carnegie with S2O,OOO, 900 of profits in a single year before his eyes, his own share of the earnings of single indus trial establishment, naturally takes his pen in hand to defend the system that Century he coolly asserts that the result of trusts is finally and permanently to give the consumer cheaper articles than would have been otherwise possible to ob- tain" He fails to illustrate his theory with examples He forgets, for instance, to re- call the hold-up price of his concern for armor plate, which is and long has been held at $545 a ton, although the best ob- tainable evidence goes to show that it can be made for less than s2OO ton. There is not an article turned out from the Carne- gie aggregation of capital that supports the Carnegie theory as to prices. The ag- gregation of capital was extracted in the first place from the pockets of consumers under and by virtue of robber tariffs and it now gets the highest possible prices for it's products, and it will continue to do so while the senior proprietor amuses himself with writing theories to be read by his own victims. He takes their money, and the consumers he feeces can have his theories.
 He has a great deal to say about the good effects of competition, knowing as he does full well that he has caused a only competition he fears. He has become all powerful behind his tariff wall, because it shuts out foreign competition. He has in that way become so powerful that he can afford to despise and derfde home com petition. He can crush the latter at will, so long as the government protects him against the former He has been, in other words. the steadfast foe of competition, and his Century article is but evidence of his unblushing audacity and aggressive ness He denounces in the Century what he has paid for in campaign subscriptions ever since the republican party existed. He has been in league with 1t and the tariff robbers, and yet this man has the ef- frontery to publicly insult his victims by crying out against monopoly, and inviting competition.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
BIRMING HAM wIKE NAILS

From the Mobile Register.
 The wire nail establishment in Birming- ham is not in the nail trust, and conse- quently a fight has been started against 1t by the American Steel and Wire company, which has cut the price of wire nails one dollar per keg. We imagine the trust has run against something that will be new in it's experience. The Birmingham industry is favorably located, and although it can- not, of course, make nails at as low price as the trust can sell them in order to kill off competition, it can stand great deal of cutting before cost price will be reach- ed. The managers of the Alabama concern say they are all right, and can and will meet all cuts, and that they do not fear the trust. Metaphorically, we pat this in fant industry on the back and tell it to go ahead.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

cotton exchange has now ordered an ac- tual count of the stock in it's warehouses This should have been done when the first complaint from the New Orleans cotton exchange was received. but beiated count is better than no count at all. As a count could be made in a day there is no reason why a monthly actual count should not ports. Actual counts are much better than tables compiled, to use MT. Fachiri's phrase, on scientific principles. Even science is sometimes at fault, while actual counts continue to be trustworthy.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
TO ESTABLISH LINE
Between the States of Virginia and
 Tennessee

Washington, April 3o.-The supreme court today entered decree in the case of the proceedings to establish the boundary line between the states of Virginia and Tennes- see. The decree is in accordance with the stipulation between the two states, ap- pointing Messrs. William c. Hodkiss of Massachusetts. James B. Baylor of Vir- ginia and A. H. Buchanan of Tennessee, commissioners to locate the line. The decree claims the old diamond line of 1903 as "the real, certain and true boundary" and the commissioners are given authority to "ascertain, retrace, remark and re-es- tablish it. but it is explicitly stated that they shall not have authority to locate any other line.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
Senate Combinations

Washington, April S0.-The senate today confirmed the following nominations:
 w. w. Howe, to be attorney for the East ern district of Louisiana.
 J. J. Hollander. of Maryland, treasurer of Porto Rico.
 O. A. Mitscher, of Oklahoma, agent for the Indians of the Osage agency in Okla hoTna.
 P. A. Hazard, postmaster at Colorado, Tex.
 E. H. Clark, postmaster at Victoria Tex. P. H. Hoefe, of Missouri, third secretary of the embassy of the United States at the City of Mexico.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
ANVIL OF GODS WORD

From the Current. Last eve I paused beside a blacksmith's
 door,
 And heard the anvil ring the vesper
 chime; Then looking in, saw upon the Goor Old hammers worn with beating years or
 time. "How many anvils have you had" said l, To wear and batter all these hammers
 so?" "Just one," he answered; then with twink-
 ling eye, ''The anvil wears the hammers out you
 know" And so, thought, the anvil of Gods Word For ages skeptic blows have beat upon; Yet, though the noise of falling blows was
 heard,
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
RErLECTIONs UF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Marriage helps a man. Ananias would probably never have got celebrated if it hadn't been for Sapphira.
 A girl will most always try to blush right after she has asked a man what it's a sign of when her lip itches.
 When a man gets married there are al- ways a lot of women who go around won- dering what either one of them could ever have seen in the other.
 A woman may not be able to make man whatever she believes him to be, but she can always make him whatever she can mako him believe himself to be.
 The women have a theory that the best way to treat a man is never to believe him, no matter if you know he's telling the truth, and always to make him believe you believe him, no matter If you know he's lying. . :
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
COL. F. L. pErTUs FOR SPEAKER

From the Selma Times.
 The Times is authorized to announce Colonel Francis l.. Pettus of Dallas as candidate for speaker of the house of rep resentatives of the next general assembly.
 The Times hopes he will win. It believes he will. He is the best presiding officer in the state. It takes strong, determined man like Frank Pettus to hold down the turbulent house. He is the finest presiding officer the state ever produced, with the possible exception of Leroy Pope Walker.
 Having a good presiding officer facih- tates business very much The members know this, and they generally try to se- lect the best man for the place. Having been speaker of the house and president of the senate, he has the experience and the reputation that will be most valuable to him.
 Colonel Pettus will have strong per sonal folio wing that will rally around him and work increasingly until he lands in the speakers chair.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

From the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-sun.
 In the nomination of Hon. W. J. Sanford of Lee county for governor. the Alabama democrats have chosen one of their very ablest men-a clean, honest, patriotic, Christian gentleman. Colonel Sanford has occupied leading position in the legal profession in Alabama many years, and he is recognized as one of the best law yers in the state. In the politics of that state he has been a conspicuous figure for quite long time. He has served in the legislature several terms being president of the senate once, and his record as law-maker is above reproach in Alabama, and in the congress of the United States as we'll where he served one term, num- Der of years ago. His nomination is a fit- ting compliment to his worth and ability, and in him Alabama will have a governor of whom all her people will be proud.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
Armor for Soldiers.

The race between big guns and armor plate promises to be rivalled in the army, where the excellence of rifles loudly calls for some means of defense. The deadly ef- feet of the modern rifle will revolutionize warfare unless some check upon it's work at long or short range can be found. Plain ly, thls must be looked for in revival of the oid-time armor of the pre-powder war riors The shields of the Romans, and the armor of King Richards time, will live again, modified of course to suit present eXigencies.--
 Tt is said that British shops are now man. ufacturing metallic shields S-16 inch thick which are said to be bulet-proof, and they are also making shields 1s inch thick of steel, that are a sufficient protection at 400 yards, or about one-quarter of a mile. The Boers use the Mauser that our men encoun- tered at Santiago, and there is a belief in American army circles that a Mauser bull let will not be stayed by shields less than one-half of an inch thick. The toughness Of the steel may, however, have something Q do with the resistance power of shied.
 The Philadelphia North American is early in the field with substitute. It says:
 ''rhe steel-clad bullet that will go through half an inch of steel is stopped by seven inches of dry sand and turned wrong-side- out by the impact. Instead of burdening the soldier with thirty pounds of steel armor, in addition to all the other euuip- ment, it would seem to be more practicable to supply him with a canvas sack large enough to cover his chest and deep enough to hold eight or ten inches of sand which he could fill and strap to his body when advancing in the open against rifle fire. On the march the empty sack would weigh but few ounces, and would not be thrown away, as the steel shield certainly would be. Indeed, the sack could be used as a hayersack for rations by marching troops, and thus be doubly useful"
 The need of armor of some kind against the modern bullet is now known, and the Boer war will fill the world with efforts to devise one that will be satisfactory. The mailed warrior is coming on the stage, thus showing once again that history repeats itself.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

erian and was formerly associated with Colonel Hilary A. Herbert in law practice In 1893 he was. appointed to the position he now holds, which is to represent the government in cases that may come up in court in different parts of the union, and which district attorneys are not required to look after Ben Carter, formerly of Bir- mingham, holds similar position.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
General Cunlia in Brazil

Rio Janeiro, April 30.-The Portuguese cruiser Don Carlos has arrived here with General Cunlia, the special envoy of the king of Portugal to attend the four-hun- dredth anniversary of the discovery of Brazil
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

"A lot of people," says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, make 1t their business to meet about once a year in New York to launch some kind of a Van Wyck boom" They do it, esteemed contempor- ary, for business sake.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Queen Victoria, who recently vacationed in Ireland reports that Ireland is peace full with no intention of resuming war. It is at least as peaceful as Luzon.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The Salvation Army is respectfully re- quested to give its entire attention to sim ners, and to let the English language stand where it is. Sanctifgumption.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The republican bosses have discovered that the black brother is excellently adapt ed for service as an alternate of a prin- cipal who is never absent.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Winston Churchill is preparing to revive memories of his fathers triumphs in par lament He is half American.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

There is a general impression that the Hon. Thomas Platt is the best fit for the Quay seat that the senate affords. The seat will go on as before.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The Pittsburg district is turning out China tombstones that are durable and warranted to fit. Each establishment has its own poet.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

No 33-to-32 vote can deprive MT. Quay of his right to catch tarpon in Florida waters. He need not be unhappy.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The sultan of Turkey frankly says ht can't settle that s90,00o bill because he need the money at present.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Platt and Hanna both had hold of the halter, but Teddy could not be led even to the watering trough.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The contented man today is the man festival.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The trusts are preparing to seize and despoil both Cuba and Porto Rico.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Prosperity is not prospering quite so much as the Hannaites had hoped it would this year.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The sultan's plea of custom will not sat flee.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The sultan's contempt for bill collectors IS immeasurable.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

The rats in Hawaii are beginning to breathe freely again, now that the plague is disappearing.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Frying Winslow of Boston, anti-annexa' tionist, is also republican. They mostly are.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Favorite Son Roosevelt will be permitted to chase his alleged star of destiny in 1904.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Senator Depew, who ought to know, says anything beyond two-dollar dinner is stupid.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Cheaper nails should boom a feature of campaign lies.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01
AIABAMA,s NEXT GOVERNOR

The Good Queen and Ireland parted as friends.
The age-herald., 1900-05-01

Senator Billy Mason is nothing if not critical and dlscordant.