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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
CITY OFFICERS.
Z. S. DISTRICT COURT


The following are the officers of and
the times and places of holding court for
he Southern District of Texas:
u. S. District Judge Waller T. Bnrns
Attorney. Marc McLemore
Clerk Observation-Disclosures. C. Dart
Marshal .........W VIM. Hanson
Galveston: Second Monday Jan
nary and First Monday in June.
Houston: Fourth Monday CT Feb
uary and September.
Laredo: Third Monday of April and
Second Monday of November.
Brownsville: Second Monday of May
and First Monday ofDecember.
DISTRICT COURT.
Cameron County: First Mondays in
February, and first Monday in Sep
TENDER, and may continue in session
four weeks.
Hidalgo County: Fourth Monday af-
ter the first Monday in February and
September, and may continue in session
two weeks
Starr County: Sixth Monday after
the first Monday in February and Sep
TENDER, and may continue in session
two weeks.
Duval County: Eighth Monday after
the first Monday in February and Sep
TENDER, and may continue III session two
weeks.
Nueces County: Tenth Monday after
the first Monday in February and may
continue in session eight weeks and
Tenth Monday after first Monday i'll
September and may continue in session
four weeks.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the stockholders Of The New
York, Texas and Mexican Railway Com
pany has been called to convene at the
general office of said company i'll the
city of Victoria, Texas, at four O'Clock p.
IN. on the 22nd day of October, 1903, for
the purpose of authorizing the making,
execution and delivery of a first mort
gage upon the railways of said company
heretofore constructed as branches to
its main line of railway, and such lines
of railway as said company shall here
after construct as branches to or extern
sions Of its ex sting lines, with their
fla caises and appurtenaDces, or upol,
such portions Cf said railways con-
stlucted and to be constructed as the
stockholders at said meeting shall deter
mine; to secure the payment Of bonds
Of sad company to an amount not eZ-
ceeding i'll the aggregate the. principal
sum of twenty thousand C520, 900 .00)
dollars per mile for each mile of such
railway and extensions mCrtgaged there
by, which has been or shall be con-
structed ready for operation, payable at
a time not exceeding thirty years from
the date thereof, and bearing interest at
rate not exceeding five per centu1- per
annum, payable sem-annually; to be
issued for the purpose of constructing,
completing, improving and operating
the said railways and such. extensions,
with their franchises and appurtenances;
and to repeal and rescind the resolution
adopted by the stockholders of said
company on the Goth day of November.
1900.
By order of the Board of Directors
entered at its meeting of date August
IL, 1903
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10

back to Karnes City, where he re-
manned until the following day.
The conductor the next day was
another person, but no less a gen.
tleman. Every courtesy that the
station agent and those conductors
could think Of was extended the
writer. He was regarded and treat
ed as guest, man for whose safe
" and comfort they were personal
ly responsible.
The kindness of those men sunk
deep into the editors soul. He will
always remember them as thorough
gentlemen. And he will never forget
that they were a part of the great
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail-
way system. For that splendid road
one newspaper man will, while life
lasts, entertain feeling of profound
respect, because its officials are i'm
bued with the delicate instincts of
gentlemen.
The Beeville- Victoria road may
employ men who ought to be hang
ed-as the case in question--who,
to quote immortal Brann, sin al
mighty Millions catalogue of I'M
clean demons there's naught so
damnable.w -but the Arkansas Pass
main line does not. This we know
from experience and to which we
cheerfully testify.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10

THE Houston Post has inaugural
ed a corner for the chronicling of
social events in the Bayou City.
But in the first issue this paragraph
occurs: "Mr. Spencer Hutchins left
last night for Austin, to be gone
several days" Surely things in
Houston society have changed
nightly within three years-since
the "blue book" was published--if
a society column can be sustained
with Spencer Hutchins absent. 1t
were like the play of Hamlet with
the "heavy" gone.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
Notice By Publication.

Notice is hereby given to the
creditors of the estate of Victor
Egly, Jr., deceased, that original
letters of administration upon the
estate of Victor Egly, Jr., deceas-
ed. were granted to me, the under
signed, on the 22nd day of Sep
tember, 4. d. 1903. by the county
court Of Cameron county
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby required to
present the same TO me within the
time prescribed by law Ny resi-
dence and postofice address are
Brownsville, county OF Cameron,
State OF Texas.
KATIE E. LEAHy,
Administrators Of the estate Of Vic
tor Egly, Jr., deceased.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
DISTRICT ANp couNrY oFF1oER

Congressman, 18th. district
....-... -...-.-.-.....-..J. y. Garner
Safe Senator 27th district.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10

CARPENTER AND BUTLDER.-Contracts
taken for both frame and brick build
ings. and al other work IN ms line
Al>n painting and repairing Address,
Naranio Ranch. w. 5 COKKIDL.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10

Occasionally steady stream of
men may be seen going into a
but the coming ont stream
is apt to be traffic unsteady.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
MASONIC,

Rio Grande Lodge No. 81, A. F. & 4.
NJ, meets on the first and third Tues
days of each month, at Z 80 p. m at
the Masonic Hall on Levee Street.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
COURTESY OF RAILROAD
HEN.

HEN
The Victoria Advocate publishes
the following statement, which for
downright brutality on the part of
; railway conductor exceeds any
thing we ever came across:
Yesterday an elderly lady pur-
chased ticket at Bay City for
Cuero. When the Houston train ar
rived at Victoria she left il and
boarded the Beeville train by mis-
take.
Soon the Beeville train was on
jts run and after the Guadalupe
river bridge had been crossed the
conductor commenced to take up
tickets. He discovered that the old
woman was on the wrong train and
forced her to leave it quite a dis
tance out from Victoria. A heavy
rain was falling at the time and the
feeble creature had a hard time
reaching this city; every stitch of
her clothing becoming drenched.
We learn that on her retlrn to
.he Victoria depot a number of nigh
Victoria railroad officials made
sport of the woman's mistake and
the pitable plight she was in. Per-
baps she is somebody's mother and
those who made light of her trouble
certainly did not think of their own
mothers.
The so-calIed courtesy" board of
the Southern Pacific railroad GER
tainly has splendid subject for
investigation in this. We haven't a
big enough supply of dashes to say
what we think about it.
Fhe conductor who compelled
that old lady to get off the train
and walk back through the rain to
Victoria is a brute, a double
dds villain, and ought to be
hanged by the law. His breed is too
utterly contemptitIa and vicious to
be allowed spacftine le earthl
'somebody3 mother" Great
Ggd! f1iinf of that! The sweetest
Zane on earth. Reader, think if
that old lady were your motherl
Then tell me what you would be
tempted to do to that infamous
conductor and those other depraved
wretches who made sport of her!
The heart sickens at the thought.
Mother, old, feeble, inexperienced
in travelling, trusting, believing in
the honor OF men, yet she was ruth
lessly put off the train By a villain
more black of heart than the viest
specimen of the most degenerate
race of human kind! Pitilessly
forced out into the rain-merciless-
BY abandoned to her fate--left alone,
unprotected, castaway on the rail
way track of great corporation
iorsaken in the woods beyond Il
swift river and a high tressle from
the town to where she had to return
as best she could, And with a pas
Senger ticket in her pocket
If there were ever a legitimate
eause for civil damages against a
railroad company, that old lady
surely IS entitled to the full allow
ance. The railroad company will do
justice in this case, we have no
doubt.
But conductors are different, even
on the same system.
When the writer was en- route to
Brownsville he bought a ticket at
San Antonio for Alice. Arriving at
Kennedy Junction he had to change
ears. Being ignorant of the equipage
of the Alice branch he boarded the
Arst passenger train that came
along where he was told that the
Alice train would stop. But it prov
ed to be another main line train
aad headed for San Antonio. He /
was baek-tracking as fast as the
Sap could carry him.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
wOODMEN OF THE WORLD.

Acacia Camp No 600, " O.W., meets
Oh the second End fourth Thursdays of
each month, at Z 30 p m, at the K of
H. on Elizabeth Street.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10

0TRIAL,NUMBERs Of our beautiful
magazine, with particulars Of new
plan Of home money making, on receipt
Of only ten cents. Address, WoMAx's
Work, Athens, Ca.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-10
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

Brownsville Lodge No. 5739, X of II
meets on the second and fourth Tues
days of each month, at 80 D. III, at its
hall on Elizabeth Street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-17
CONSPIRACY AND BRIBERY
Alleged Against United States Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 16.-The federal
grand jury. tonight, returned true bills
against United States Senator Charles
II. Dietrich and Postmaster Jacob
Fisher of Hastings, Neb., charging
them with conspiracy and bribery in
connection with the appointment of
Fisher to the position of postmaster.
The indictment against Senator Diet
rich charges that he accepted money
and property in consideration of his
recommending Fisher for appointment
as postmaster at Hastings. That
against Postmaster Fisher charges
with making an agreement with Sena-
tor Dietrich by which the former was
to pay in property and money $13oo
for securing to Fisher the appointment.
Senator Dietrich is at present IN
Washington and there was no attorney
or other person In the city, tonight, au-
thoriZed to make statement for MN.
All the witnesses in the case left, TINS
afternoon, for their homes, among tnern
Postmaster Fisher of Hastings. and no
statement could be had from him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-17
Capital Notes.

The Associated Press learns that the
Russian government intends to purchase
the present Russian embassy on Scott Cir
Gle and make "a number of important i'm
provements in the building. The embas-
sy probably will be remodelled through
out and a ball room added.
Minister Powell has informed the state
department that the government of San
Domingo has agreed upon Judge George
Gray of Delaware. and Senior Galvan. IL
in the dispute between that government
and the San Domingo Improvement Co.
The Interstate commerce commission
has assigned for q hearing at Washing
ton. Dec. 49, the case of William r.
Hearst of New York. against the anthra-
cite coal carrying roads involving rates
on coal from that territory to New Eng
land, New York, Baltimore and other
points.
Mr. Hoar. Monday. proposed reSOlu-
ton to Senate Rule Sc by additional arti-
Gle providing that when by request of
papers are sent to the senate by the
President or head of a department. in ref
erence to matters which are secret or
confidential under the rules. sucn papers
should be considered secret and only made
public by consent of the Senate.
An order was issued by the war de-
partment. Monday, detaching Brig Gen.
VIM. II. Carter from service on the gener-
al staff of the army to take effect Dec.
81 next, and directing him to make an in
spection of the systems of remounts en-
pioyed by the armies of Europe and OH
the completion of that duty to report at
Manila for assignment to duty. He will
relieve either Gen. Y. J. Whit at Iloilo,
or Brig. Ger. Jesse M. Lee at Batangas,
and probably will be succeeded as d mem
Der of the general staff by Brig. Gen.
Tasker II. Bliss. president Of the Army
College war be ard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-17
HON. c. B. ROUNDS.
WelI.known and Influential Calais Man
Passes Away.

Calais, Me- Nov. &c. b. Rounds who
has served as q member of the Maine
Legislature. judge of the municipal court
and superintendent of schools. died, to-
day. of Bright's disease. He had long
been identified with the interests of the
city and. State politics.
Judge Charles b. Rounds was one of
the oldest and ablcst members of the
Washington county bar. He was born in
Auburn and fitted for Bowdoin College at
the Edward Little High school. He grad
uated in the class of 81, Bowdoin College.
In early life he went to st. Stephens,
where for a time he taught in the acad-
envy. At the breaking out of the war
he enlisted in the Goth Maine Regiment,
and later was transferred to the 31st Reg
iment, where he was commissioned as
captain of Co. X. At the close of the
war he entered the law Office of a. NJ.
Pulsifer of Auburn, and. after being ad-
mitted to the bar, removed to Calais,
where he had since remained. For seven
years he was county attorney, and later
he held the office of municipal judge for
Il years. He had also held other offices
of trust.
He leaves two daughters and two sons
All but one son who resides in the West
were with him during the last weeks of
his Illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-17
FRANTIC FfREMEN
Fight Flames and Smoke to
Rescue Buried Comrades.
Three Dead and Two Injured in Terri
BILE Fire at Cleveland.
Reseuers Constantly Driven Back but
Persist in Their Work.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 16.-Three fire.
men were killed and two injured as tho
result of the largest fire that this city
The dead: Robert Duffy, James
Schweda, Robert Reed. The injured:
Michael Corrigan, legs broken; Harry
Vandevelde, both legs broken and in
jured internally, outcome uncertain;
Battalion Chief Andrews, Slightly in
jured about the body.
The fire was in the largest car barn
of the Cleveland Electric Railway Co.
on Holmden avenue and Pearl street,
and is believed to have been of incen-
diary origin. There We're 100 motors
stored within the building, which COW
cred an area of four acres, and thu
flames spread like a whirlwind, neces-
stating the calling out of all available
fire-f1ghting apparatus in the city. The
motors are valued at probably $4,000
each.
The loss on the building is placed at
$4,000. The fatalities were caused by
a wall falling suddenly upon Duffy,
Schweda, Reed, Corrigan and Vande-
velde.
At o'clock, 100 frantic firemen had
succeeded in uncov9ing the bodies of
the dead and injured.
Fireman Schweda was dead when
found. Robert Reed was taken uncon-
sciOus from the ruins.
The scene was heartrending. Fire
men worked desperately in removing
the wreck of debris from their COM
rades. They were constantly driven
back from the ruins of the fallen wall
by the smoke and fire. A half dozen
streams were directed into the debris
to cool it. The firemen, held in check
were frantic to resume their work. They
stood wringing their hands and crying
Michael Corrigan was seen at the
edge of the brick wall his legs pinned
beneath a mass of bricks. He was
pleading with his comrades to rescue
him. A dash was made through the
smoke and fire and Corrigan was re-
moved to place of safety. Both of his
legs were broken.
The firemen worked heroically to
save the others. Duffy was dead when
his body was reached. A moment later
the lifeless body of James Schmeda was
taken out.
After 10 minutes work Robert Reed
and Harry Vaudeville, frightfully
bruised and burned, were taken uncon-
scious from the ruins. Vanrevelde was
taken to hospital.
Battalion Chief Andrews, who was
standing little back of his men, was
struck by large pieces of stone and in
jured about the legs. 1t is believed
there has been no more fatalities, al
though firemen are still searching the
ruins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-17
THE4cHIcAGo STRIKE.
More Cars Being sRun-LiveIy Fight
with the Strikers.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Encouraged by the
successful operation of regular SER
vice on the Wentworth avenue line, to-
day, the management of the Chicago
City Railroad announced, tonight, that
an effort would be made, tomorrow, to
resume traffic on the Cottage Grove
avenue cable line.
Five hundred additional policemen
will be detailed to guard the property
of the company on the Cottage Grove
avenue line and the cars will be run
under the same protection as those on
Wentworth avenue. Screens have been
provided for the grip cars to shield the
gripmen and the trains will be run at a
high rate of speed in an effort to pre-
vent crowds from blocking the tracks
a lively fight took place just outside
the barns at 18th and state streets, to-
night. A wagon carrying provisions to
the men living in the barn was stopped
by strikers who attempted to prevent
the driver from approaching the barn.
A crowd of men had surrounded the
wagon and things were getting unpleas-
ant for the driver. when the barn doors
were flung open and crowd of nom
union men ran out. The mob around
the wagon was charged and put to
flight Many stones were thrown and
a number of revoivers displayed. but no
shots were fired. Several men sustain
ed bruises and there were a few broken
heads but the fight did not last long
enough for the police to make any ar
rests
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-17
ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE
Is Not Luxury but an Absolut,
Necessity, Says Gen. Humphrey.

Washington, Nov 16.-'It has bee,
thought proper in an official report tt
refer to the army transport service a.
a most costly luxury" says C. F.
Humphrey. quartermaster general OF
the army, in his annual report to thu
secretary of war, which was issued
Monday. Il do n0tsknow in what re
spect the service can be looked upon a.
luxury. unless reference is made tt
the excellence of the enlisted mems &C.
commodations. If it be a luxury to fur.
nish our enlisted men with the class OF
accommodations now provided on al
of the army transports, then favor the
continuance of that luxury. .
I'm my opinion, the transport service
needs no defence whatever, and no ex
cuse is offered for it by the department
charged with it's operation. I, for one
do not claim that there is any inexor-
able military necessity for it's contin
uance but I submit that the service is
unquestionably a very valuable ant
economical military convenience"
The relative costs OF transportation
by the government and by contract are
shown in the report. The total differ.
ence in favor of transport service fol-
a year is placed at SPAS, 439 in the re.
port. Inter-island transport service for
the year cost $939,606 in the Philippine
archipelago, while the cost of trans.
porting the same number of passengers
and ammunitions and the same amour
of freight and mail under the prevail
ing tariff rates Of the Philippine steam
ship company's the report says woulc
have been $1,027977.
During the year 31,150 passengers
were carried by the transport service
between the United States, the Philip
pine islands, Hawaiian islands and
Alaska.
Recommendation is made that Homo
lulu be declared regular port of call
for all transports going to and return
ing from the Philippines. On account of
the inability of the department to real
ze anywhere near the value. of trans
ports when offered for sale they will
be hauled UP when not needed.
To keep the loss down to the mini
mum in changing from the old to the
new army uniform it has beer decided
that issues of the new uniform shall
commence with organizations returning
from the Philippine islands.
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CASHIER IS MISSING.
Stole from the Dime Savings Bank OF
Norfolk, Va. EF''

Norfolk, Va. Nov. 16.-John H. Down
ing. cashier of the Portsmouth Dime
Savings Bank. Is missing and with him
went several thousands of the bank's
money He left the city. Saturday night.
Nov T. telling Mr.. A. j. Phillips. .presf-
dent OF the bank. that he was going 10
spend Sunday with friends in : Suffolk.
Failing to put in an appearance at his
desk, the following Monday. inquiries
were made and it developed that he was
not in Suffolk An investigation of his
books showed a deficiency. of several
thousand dollars. This morning, when The
banks doors were opened, the foiloWing
statement was posted: -
John H. Downing, late cashier of this
bank. has defaulted and left the city
Since his shortage was discovered thor
ough examina ton has been made of the
books and affairs of this bank and a re-
port made to the beard. az ~.
1.-THE amount of deficiency as shown by
said report has been paid or absolutely
secured to be paid, and the depositors, OF
the bank are secured from any or, all loss
by reason of his defalcation," III
Downing was bonded for $4,000 in a
thoroughly reliable company.
There are about 1000 depositors of the
Portsmouth Dime Savings Bank and their
up. A panic was threatened this morn.
ing Scores of creditors rushed to-, the
bank with fears that they had lost every
cent. At the bank they were assured that
all was safe Many of them were dubious
however. ard Withdrew their depOsits.HAs
the morning advanced the uneasiness sub
sided The large depOsitors came forwa
with their usual Monday morning deposits
and did much to allay fears. We 80
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UNABLE TO AGREE.
Democrats Do Not Know What to Do
in the Canal Matter.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Democratic mem
,ers of the Senate caucused, today. from
80 until 5 o'clock, but were unable to
ret together on a program as to canal
eyislation Four distinct propositions
yerc submitted in the form of resolutions
md many other suggestions were made
Informally, but no agreement 1T is belev'
3D. was reached and the caucus adjourn
d to meet again on call Of Senator Cor
man. the chairman. Several senator's in
eaving the caucus bitterly complained of
he lack of harmony which prevailed ana
compared the Democratic position with
he attitude of the Republicans who, they
said, with twice as many representatives
had not a straggler. while hardly two
Democrats were of the same opinion.
The resolution which was discussed at
greatest length was offered by Senator
,armack, Tenn. It declared the Spooner
act to be the present law" governing
the authoritative course of the United
States in regard to the building of a canal
and held that under that act the Presl
dent should proceed to the building of the
canal on the Nicaragua and Costa Rica
route. / In support of this resolution,
@eE buSois e e ~
son and others. The speeches were fire.
quentiy interrupted
Censure for the President for his al
legged assistance of the Panama revolt
by pledging support if a canal treaty were
negotiated with the new republic was the
purport of a resolution offered by Senator
Bacon as a substitute for the Carmack
plan. This opposite extreme met imme-
date rejection. 1t was at this point that
some of the senators withdrew from the
caucus.
A proposal to authorize Senator German
to appoint a committee of five to deylsa
program on which there would be a:
least a fighting chance of united action
was made and for time it appeared that
q solution of the differences had beer
reached. but objection was raised by
DannrratS hp c,tr,-
tor Carmack's resolution, and the cauc,.
then adjourned.