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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
Texas Notes.

The case of Arthur Williams, q
discharged negro soldier, charged
With the murder Of Jack Hardesty,
the young Kentuckian who was
killed on the U. S. reservation
near Laredo, Dec. 9, 1900, was on
trial this week in the federal court
at San Antonio.
New York papers are trying to
Injure all oil companies in the
state as wildcat
Capitalists from Dayton, o.,
contemplate the erection of a plant
at Colmesniel to develop the oehre
fields near that point.
AS soon as demonstrated that
the Beaumont wells will produce
sufficient oil for the purpose, the
Santa Fe road will adopt its nse as
fuel.
Producers of heavy oil at Cor
Sicana refuse to pump 1t, so long
as the price continues so low as
% cents barrel.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
new PIANOS FOR SALE

Mr.. A. NordmaRn from San An
tonic, arrived in the city Saturday,
and has with him three handsome,
new pianos, which are IN exhibition
at the Miller Hotel and can be seen
at any time at the hotel, where Mr..
N0rdmann can also be found. Par
ties desiring pianos tuned or re-
paired will also leave word at the
Miller Hotel, which will have the
immediate attention of Mr.. Nord
mann. Ii is useless for us to men.
ton the reliability of the gentle
man as he is too well known TO our
citizens ss ah up-to date and first
class piano man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
For Over Fifty Years :.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over City years
by millions of mothers fortheir
children while teethrnE, with pei
feet success, 1t sSothes the child.
sOftenS the gums, a!lays all pain {
cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
Iisve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately. Sold by Druggists in
every part of the world. :: Twenty.
Ave cents'a bottle. Be sure and
ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup" and take no other kindly
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
Death Of The Pronni
nent Educator

The death of DIR. ChaS. L. Cooke
at Roanoke, Va, on May 4, re-
moved one of the leading educa-
tors of the South, whom the
Roanoke Evening World names
the "grand old man" of Vir-
GINA educational matters. He
was the founder of the well known
"Hollins Institute, which has been
a leading Southern school for
girls during the last quarter cen
tury, DR.. Cooke continuing it's pres
ident up to his death. DIR. Cooke
belonged to one of the old families
of Virginia, and leaves several
sons aud daughters. His eldest
son is Joseph j. Cooke, who for
merly in Brownsville, and who is
at present state engineer of the
state of Texas. Mr.. Cookies many
old friends in this city join The
HERALD, in extending him sym
patty in the loss of his father.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
Keep the Balance up.S

hoep the Balancc up
1t has beetftruthtulIy said that any
disturbance Of the even balance of
health causes serious trouble.
Nobody can be too careful to keep
this balance up. when people
begin to lose appetite, or to get
tired easily, the least imprudence
brings Oh sickness, weakness, or
debility The system needs a
sonje, graves it, aid should not be
denied it; and the best tonic of
which pc have any knowledge els
Hoods SarsaparilIa. What this
medicine has done in keepisg,
healthy. people healthy, in kekpinE
up the even baIanee of Sshealtb
gives it the same distinction as a
preventive that it enjoys as cure.
Its>early use has illustrated. the
wisdom of the old saying that a
stitch III time saves nine. Take
Hoods for appetite, strength, apd
endurance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18

The above stock is paStured 10
miles from BrowhsViAe and bid
ders should see the stock before
making an offer. Delivery to be
made in the pasture. Arrangements
can be made with owner by purs
chaser to keep this stock in same
pasture for several months, if pnr
chaser so desires, free of cost.
For full particulars write or Call
ON FRANK CHAMPION,
Brownsville, Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
&C. c. c." on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of CaScaretS Candy
Cathartic bears the famous c. c. C..
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, Ioc.
1t did its best to rain last night
shortly after dark, but only few
drops fall. AS soon as an attempt
at rain was made a strong south
wind sprung up and dispelled the
Clouds.
The schooner Flower of France
arrived at Isabel early this morn
ing and Immediately discharged
her cargo, consisting of general
merchandise, which arrived here
at 2:15 O'Clock this afternoon.
The following real estate trans
fers we're filed for record last ev-
ening: J. F. KimbaIl to Mrs. Il.
NJ. King, GAO acres of land on the
Arroyo Colorado, consideration
$500; Mary [. Rockwell to Rafaela
b. de HOyt, part of lot 10, in block
Ill, consideration 800.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18

Educate Your Bowels With Csscsrets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
tec. 25c. II C. G. c fail. druggists refund money
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
Geauinc stamped c. c. c. Never sold In bulk
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
''sOmsthins Just As good
HOw's This?

HOW'S This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have
known F. j. Cheney for the last Is
years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able. to carry
ont any obligation made by their
firm.
West & -Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Walding. Kinnan & Mary
Wholesale, Druggists, TOLEDO, C.
Halls Catasrb Cure is taken inS
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75c. per hottie. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials
free. ,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
W.
Educate Your Bowels With Csscsrsts.
Candy Cathartic cure consultation forever.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
ABOUT TOWN.

Tomorrow night will be the last
of the festGs in Matamoros.
IsidorO LongOria, one of THE
HERALD force, is quite sick.
Rev. Reid Hale will preach to-
morrow morning at Ii o'clock and
in the evening at 1880, at the Bsp-
fist meeting place on Levee street.
All are welcome.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18

Admiral Dewey occupied thr seat
honor at dinner given in Wash
ingtnn tn celebrate Dewey Day
and among the guests twenty five
officers who participated in the
battle of Manila Bay, including
Capt. Wiles who commanded the
Boston; Capt. Lamberson, of the
Flagship Olympia and Capt. Wal
ker, of the Concord. The dinner
was informal withoutset speeches,
the intention beingto make it
merely social Qualification.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
How Are Your Kidneys

Dr. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills Sam
ole free Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or n. 7.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-05-18
Stockmen. Attention:

The following list Of horse and
cattle stock is offered for sale for
cash, on delivery:
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

ment. The price was steadily. adva1e,
ing and held every point gained. The
market went gradually to 40 cents.
Phillips greatest worry at this time
was to keep the price down. It was.
becoming known that he had bought .
big line, more corn than there was for
delivery, and those who had sold him
were becoming little ,agitated. II the
price went up Phillips knew cash corn
would be forthcoming in greater quan-
titles, and, while he was glad to see the
farmers profit by his purchase of the
stock in sight for immediate. delivery,
he was not ready for it. The price went
up on the demand in spite of him.
Then the big operators, knowing who
had the corn, knowing his limited re-
sources, Immediately called for ten
per cent. margins. The margins were
paid, much to the disappointment Of
the big elevator interests. But they
were determined to down the young
speculative star who had sprung into
existence and had outwitted them in
their own market before they knew it.
They had money and they had corn.
They began to deliver corn. They
took it around to Phillips in small lots
at first of 10000, 10000 and 10000 bush.
els, and again to their disappointment
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
An Old Teacher.

Among the many epitaphs to be read
on Burial hill, in the historic town of
Plymouth, MATS, is one which breathes
such defiance to the world at large as
is seldom found, even ON gravestone.
The stone marks the burial place of
Tabitha Plasket, Plymouth widow
who died in 1907. After her husbands
death it is said that the Widow Plas-
kett taught private school for chill
dren of tender years, and thriftily man.
aged to do her spinning at the same
time. When her small charges became
unruly and overstepped the bounds Of
discipline, Tabitha's favorite mode Of
bringing them to sense of their
wrong-doing was to pass skein of yarn
under their arms, and suspend them
from nails on the wall. A row of little
culprits hanging in this way must have
been an amusing spectacle, but It ap-
pears from Mrs. Plasket's epitaph that
her methods did not always meet with
approval from parents and friends:
Adieu, vain world, I've seen enough of thee,
AMI am careless what thou say st Of me:
Thy smiles wish not. >l
No. thy frowns fear, &C.,.
avn now ut rest. my head lies quiet here.
Youths Companions.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
THE PH1tI,LIPS DEAL.
7EEr- - b=> lf-.fs71
Most Interesting Episode In Board
Of Trade History.

Especial Chicago Letter.l.

Especial Chicago letter..
|T<HE November corn deal on the
Chicago board Of trade, manip.
ulated by George H. Phillips,
will go down in speculative history as
one of the finest and most artistic
market operations of the dying CEN
tury. Its hero went out of it as
quietly as he went into it. Nobody
knew when he got into it. Few knew
when he went out of it,,
In commercial circles his "play" 10
talked of as the ''prettiest deal ever
seen in Chicago markets. He quiet
~ slipped out of his corn two days
before the end of the month, just
4s hours before anybody expected it..
The big men who held corn back,
expecting to see Phillips lose his
head and bid the price up to dol
lar or more, when they would unload
it upon him, were disappointed. They
are holding the corn. Phillipsh has their
money. Phillips sold them corn
when they did not know it, just as he
bought it from them before they
knew what was gong on.
The inception of the deal is an in
teresting story. It comes from in
side sources and may be deemed
reasonably authentic. Mr.. Phillips
was close student of the market
situation on corn for several months
past. He had a number of large deals
in the last May option for himself
and customers, and made nice little
bunch of money out of it. He knew
that the farmers had depleted their
cribs of old corn, which had been sold
when the price mounted to As cents
during the summer, which gave the
farmers an average of 40 cents at
their home markets. He realized the
enormous demand for corn for home
consumption and for shipment. He
found that with practically only one
crop of corn on hand, while esti-
mated to be as large as the last year,
depleted reserves were prompting
the cattle feeders of the west to
pay 80 cents and better for the new
crop. He discovered that while a
large quantity of corn was coming
to market, only small percentage of
it was contract. He saw the situa-
tion. He talked with friends and con-
fided his beliefs. They were finan-
cially unable to support him in a
trial of his theory that it would net
a handsome profit to buy November
corn. Phillips knew the big houses
were all selling corn, and that they
would sell all they could of it. A
couple of million bushels would take
all in sight, and Phillips wanted it.
He lay awake nights scheming as to
methods to accomplish it.
The last week in October, without
any definite plan ahead of him, but
confident his position was right, he
purchased big line of November corn
for his own account. His original in
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

they saw the corn taken. Phillips
could handle these small lots, because
it did not take much money.
The big operators who were caught
had to begin to work the big drying
plants to get corn to deliver. They
were apparently willing to spend ST..
100000 to bankrupt young Phillips or
make him sell his line of corn; there
fore, they spent money freely to buy
new and wet corn, paying more for it
than they had sold contract corn to
Philips for. They could not get the
corn ready for delivery short of As
cents a bushel with anything like even
money for themselves.
When the big elevator interests be.
gan dumping corn on him Phillips
needed ready cash to take care of it..
His friend Dan Hill was ready to
hypothecate his property, but property
cannot be sold every hour of the day.
He had to have cash. Hill stood firmly
by the young broker, and was i'm.
pressed with his enthusiasm, and Phil.
lips, with this knowledge, went to a
representative Chicago financier of un.
limited means. This mans name is
withheld by his own request. He did
not purchase bushel of corn for him.
self, and seeks no publicity. He had
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

opportunity of getting all the read,
cash he might need from any Chica go
banking house, as his name to a check
commands millions. The acquaintance
with Phillips was only slight, but the
capitalist knew of the young man az
an honest, shrewd fellow; he knew him
to be clever; the details of the deal
were carefully explained. 1t was
pointed: out how there could be no DOS.
sibility5 Of loss, with the chance. of big
money in the. deal. So great was the.
confidence of this gentleman in Phil.
lips brain and his ability to beat the
crowd that opposed him that without
bond or. security of any kind he told
Phillips to draw on him for whatever
money he needed. And from that mo.
'ment Phillips knew he controlled the
market with an iron hand.
The greatest coup of the deal was
the break in the market on Wednes.
day, before the close for Thankspiv.
ing holiday. Stories were rife that
the big interests were charterinq spe.
cia1 trains, and vessels and that drv.
Ing plants would be kept going night
and day to get enough corn ready to
deliver Phillips the. last day of the
month, 80 that he would have to take
it at an Improbable price. The biz
men hoped to see Phillips become
reckless with his success and start
bidding the price up. The elevator
men intended to sell him high-priced
corn, deliver it and thus force tho
young operator to liquidate his line
at loss. But the scheme failed All
the efforts to get corn in for deliverv
at high prices failed at big loss to
the promoters of the scheme. They
found themselves with corn on their
hands at the end Of the day pur.
chased several cents above the prica
of the market close. Phillips had
sold enough at 50 cents to start tho
market down; then he kept out of thu
trade; those who had corn and er.
pected to see Phillips begin bidding
it up every moment became alarmed
and sold it out. The break in the
market closed the deal. Phillips 7had
made about 5000, 900 out Of the deal. .
George. H. Phillips is only 90 wear.
old. He was born in Norris, ILL.,, and
received only common school educa.
ton. He has accomplished what no
other man in board oftrade history ever.
accomplished. No failures have +re..
suited from his corner; and, most
peculiar of all, everybody is glad Of
his success except Z half dozen biz
dealers wh' we're caught befors they
knew II, /.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

tention was to hold this amount as a
matter of profitable speculation.
Everybody had it to sell in the pit, and
some of the traders who knew Phillips
and knew that his resources were linn
tied sold him the corn, but with the
admonition that they hated to do it,
because it would cost him all he had.
Everybody at the time was "bearish''
on corn. In other words, believed the
price was so high that corn would be
much cheaper, and that it was policy
to sell it. The small purchase Phillips
made, however, seemed to give buoy
ancy to the market. It did not sag as
had been anticipated. The demand
was heavier than ever. Phillips bought
little more.
Some of the bigger houses, noting
the strength of the market, thought it
good place to sell, and started at it.
The offerings were so great the mar
ket became heavy at once. For few
moments Phillips thought he would
have to dump his small holdings to
save himself a heavy loss. Before do
ing it he found an old customer of his,
Daniel Hill, of Morris, ILL.,, who hap
pened to be in the building that day.
Hill owns number of rich farms in
Illinois. Phillips briefly told Hill the
story. How the market had gone up
on his small buying, but how the big
fellows were pounding the market
down by their: offerings, that nobody
would take. He would have to sell at
great loss. But Hill said: "Go buy
some more for yourself, and 500, 900 or
100000 for me. We will see what that
will do for the market"
Phillips was back in the pit in ten
seconds. He knew that his theory on
shortage of November corn was to have
trial. He quietly took every bushel of
corn offered. He got it at the price of
the sellers. The market closed shade
lower but firm. The next day Phillips
bought another half million. The mar
ket responded by advancing slightly.
The buying continued for a week, as
Phillips could pick it up. At the end
OF that time he found himself with a
little less than 100000 bushels bought
for November delivery. None Of the
traders understood the deal. They
knew Philips had little ready money,
and thought he had lost his head or
was filling commission orders for some
Of the big houses. : - - - 7.
:, Phillips kept his~own- counsel; ten
days of November had passed before
anybody in the trade began to realize
that November corn was scarce ar:
rticle. The demand was such as to take
most Of the corn ip stock for ship.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

ness, and all of the other newspaper
correspondents are ''scooped."
Whenever there is river and har-
Dor bill reported from a committee
of the house the representatives of
newspapers interested in river and
harbor improvements divide up the
bill, each taking a part of it and 60
ing over every item, not solely with
a view to giving his own paper the
local news, but with view of looking
after the interests of the other CORE
spondents in this syndicate of fellow
workers. AS a result each one of
them gives his paper better and more
complete service than any one cor
respondent could do, working on the
bill by himself.
For example, one correspondent of
a paper in Buffalo, another each in
Detroit, Chicago, Grand Rapids and
St. Paul, will. go over the bill with
a view of getting all of tho items of
interest to readers residing within
the vicinity of the great lakes. When
they have concluded their work they
get together and make up complete
dispatches. The result is that they
completely cover the case, and any
one correspondent outside of this
combination will be likely to fall
short of the successful work of the
combined workers.
So there are trusts forming everv-
where and in all sorts of business.
In union there is strength, and
wherever men can trust each other
in combining their work and capital
it is to be expected that they will do
SO. The writer had hard expert
ence with the combine on great lake
news about ten years ago, and
achieved success only by accident. The
combine had worked up their bill with
customary skill, and it was good
work, too. But late in the evening
your correspondent, representing the
Detroit Tribune, Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin and St. Paul Globe, found
Congressman Sam Stephenson, OF
Michigan, a member of the commit
tee, who knew the bill by heart be.
cause of his careful painstaking work
upon every item of it, and dear old
Sam dictated dispatch which GOV.
cred the great lakes even more com.
pletely and entertainingly than it was
told by the ''combine boys. Ste
phenson gave reasons for each appro
priation, and that of course nobody
but member of the committee could
do. Until this day the writer has
never told his competitors how he
managed to get up such a good dis.
patch. AS a matter of fact it was
Sam .Stephenson's work, and the cor
respondent was merely an amanuen.
sis.
The stories of how the Washington
correspondents strive for exclusive
news for the papers served by them
would fill volumes, and all of them
would be interesting, particularly to
the newspaper men, the editors az
we'll as the news gatherers.
SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
In Doubt.

"After hearin' them summer board
ers talk said Farmer Corntossel, g.;
don't quite know what it is that's all
in me-"
II reckon it's the same old shakes,
amt it p answered his wife. II don't
sees! the name makes much difference. ,"
Mandy, they's distinctions tibet
you don't understand. If it's plain
fever'n-aiger, all I want to do is to git
some quinine. But if it's malarias fever
I've got to send clear to, town an git
some Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
Profohnaly l,spresssa.

rrofoa1aly lnpresssA.
There's no use talkin', said
Bronco Bob. this eastern education is.
splendid. 80 :. !:
Have you visited any Of our pub
lie schools ?'' ~ # .s~ ss~s5. - -... # 81 p
Yes, and they are fne. That
scheme Of havin' all the children hold
up their hands every time the teacher
speaks to 'em is great. It gives 'em
practical trainin' fur the real battle
of life, in which KNOWN when to
throw up both hands an doin' it in .
hurry may mean SO much. Washing
ton Star.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04

wss managing editor Of I Socal paper.
and then went to Chicago. where he,
II. still living. He had not merely
the ability to write paragraphs, but
was = forceful political editorial
writer. r. r.. r
Well, this reminiscence of the news
paper paragraphers' mutual admira-
ton society reminds your corresponds
5ent that there is to-day existing .
similar organization, or series of or
ganizations, in this city. There are
coteries Of Washington corresponds
ents who exchange news day after
day, or, rather, night after night.
They help each other along, and
thereby give their papers better serv.
ice. For example, the correspondent
of New York paper runs across an
item of no value to his readers, but
which would prove to be very inter-
esting to the readers of a Chicago
paper. Forthwith he sends that item
to the correspondent of a Chicago
paper. In return more than likely
a day will not pass until the corre-
spondent of Chicago paper finds
something which will be valuable to
his friend from New York. and he
sends it to him.
Then there are agreements among
half a dozen correspondents that they
will divide all news of general in
terest. Thus it often happens that
one newspaper each in New York,
Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, Denver
and San Francisco will have an ex-
elusive item of valuable news. One
man out of the party hasfound some
thing interesting and has divided it
with his partners in this news busi.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
The Qualifying Clause.

Tic VWUT1y1nB CIuUBe.
~ heard some very complimentary
things about you," said the man who
likes to be disagreeable.
''Indeed!" returned Senator Sorg-
hum, with complacent glee.
"Yes. But the man who said them
wound up with the remark that he
believed in giving the devil his DUE"
Washington Star,
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-04
The Hat was Removed.

Madam" complained the man be-
hind the hat, II can't see the stage; it
you'd kindly remove"
'Oh," snapped the lady, II guess
you're seeing your moneys worth"
you're right" he replied. II only
paid $3.50, but here can see the price
tag of your hat. and it's marked $685." {"
-Philadelphia Press.