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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-07-23
The MOSSER HOUSE,
ALICE, TEXAS.

The best hotel in Alice is again
open to hepublic. Equipped to givs
frst-class accommodations to the
travelling public. Electric buttone
in all rooms and a frst-class chef
in the kitchen.
L.G. COLLINS, Proprietor.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-07-23
Walter B. Austin,
&C" With a Tail.

The &C" with a tail is the trade
mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Look for it on the light blue enameled
metal boxl Each tablet stamped
c. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-07-23
Timetable.
Rio Grand Railroad.

On and after June 18th, 1903,
regular passenger trains will
run as follows:
Leaves Brownsville daily at p m
Arrive Point Isabel &c 60 :15 pm
Leaves 90 q" &" {" Z am
Arrive Brownsville " /" S:15 a m
Excursions Saturday good till Mon
day morning First class S1.O0, second
class so cents, third class % cents, Mex
lean money Special trains for $50. 90,
United States currency.
Jose Celaya.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
5STAUNTON# WILL
HAVE "a CANNERY
Board Of Trade Also Inter
estedin Establishment Of MI
Trolley Lines.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch,)


II sTAUNTON, VA. May 5,--Tho local
BOARD OF Trade held quito an important
meeting last night. The meeting was
called to order with President G. r..
Caldwell In the chair, Mr., Hugh G., Brax-
ton who had returned from Baltimore,
where he had been In the interest OF the
Board Of Trade for the purpose Of In
vestigatng the canning industry. mndo
his report, and cited figures to show that
a nrst-class canning plant would cost
comparatively little to starti that The
machinery would cost something like
$500, and that the outlay for running ex-
penses, supplies. wages, etc., would be
less than four thousand dollars, and that
this sum would be fully Insured by the
production Of tho clnned goods, and
that the risk Of starting O. cannery
would DO small, Messrs. Hugh G. Brnx-
ton. Joseph p. Davis and Michael XIV
lighan were appointed committee, with
power to act, TOR the purpose Of estab-
fishing cannery.
The establishment OF trolley lines
throughout tho county, with Staunton as
the center. was discussed ut length. II
was recommended that the Board do
everything within Its power to encour-
age either steam or trolley line par.
ticularly line connecting Staunton with
stokesyllle. Such limo has been under
discussion number OF times, and II Is
thought that th!s time 1t will bs carried
through, Captain Thomas y, Ransom
M. Ikiv1ighan and i. q. Strauss were ap
pointed a committee to Investigate the
matter and report at next meeting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
SBLACKSBURd WINNER.
Virginia Military institute Defeated = =
9ss35 fS Lexlngton. Fl. 4 y, Z

Il ii55l5 K (special TO The Times Dispatch.
LEXINGTON, N VA. May 1.-THE a5Y ': =
Iginia Military Institute went down THIS 1Is
afternoon in deteat on the diamond be-
fore their old a.thle dc rivals OF the Ylr-
ginia Polytechnic Institute BY the close
score Of 8 to a. The game was well play
ed BY both teams and was uncer rn-
tn the last man was ret red. Both pdtch-
iers did fns work and received good sup
port. The Polytechnic scored four runs
in3 tho sixth by punching fo,r Of their
six hits and good base running. N Tho ca
diets binohed four hits out Of thei r slx
in tho fifth.t but could only send two run
ners across tho home plate. Some hfty
young Indies OF the Southern Seminary
at iBueila Visit a drove up and scheercd for
the Techs, while Washing ton and Lee
rooted hard for their local rivals the
cadets, to win out Attendance 37G 2 Z,
po pIy \. }. 8 . 0 900 {. 90 8
cadets y. o "a 0 % 90
IN Batteries: Techs = nsley and Walsh;
cad y-carneal and Goodlic. Twp base
fdts-J ohnson, + Cadets. Struck outTBy
Tansley, az; BY Carneal, & i. rs Base on balls
;-Off Tinsley. 8; or Carneal. 2. Left on
I est echs, q !; Cadets 8. Stolen bases
Techs. :; Cadets, 8. alit by pitcher-By
CarneaI 5. U1npt re. CAPT ain Peyton. Viz II
i inin Military Insut ute. III Al E99s4l 3Ef
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
ELECTION IN WELDON 81 ID
Passed Of Quietly, Only One Ticket
a Being the Field.
Especial to The T1mes.Dispatch

5Syl Especial to The Times Dispatch. ~, rs
WELDON N. q, y May 5,-The election
here to-day was a quiet altar. only one
ticket was In the field, and all the old
officers were reelected for another two
years. sS i. !, L =.
At Halifax last evening Mr.. T. G. EFIar-
rison appeared before the county commits
soners and presented o petition signed
( by leading business men OF w eldon,3 ask 4
ing tho county Of Halifax to appropriate
z So 200 towards q bridge over Roanoke
River at this place. Weldon proposes TO
furnish the balance Of the $1,000 required
4 to construct the bridge on tho old piers
formerly used BY the Petersburg and
Weldon Railroad, one mile below town.
5#}}44D DR.. John 4. Bellamy has leased his fac
tory on Fishing Creek, near Enfield, to a
company organized flor the purpose OF
equpping the mill with new and up-to-
date machinery Knit goods and yarns
will be manufactured.
Prof. and Mrs. r. 8. Sheppe gave an
4 elegant reception last evening, compli-
men tary to their friend, Miss Minnie
Chandler, of Richmond. 3.5
In the guessing contest Miss Mary Col
Inns won the ladies' prize, and DR.. A. 9.
Harrison won the gentleman's prize. the
"booby" easily going to Mr.. Jack Kicks.
, Those present were DR.. and Mrs. a. 3.
Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Whitaker,
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Mathews, Misses
Bessie Whitaker. Marty Collins Lena
Robertson Ruby Whitaker, Judge w. T.
Clement, Frank Whitaker, Jack Kicks
and John Benton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
GIRLS Eli ERE 1 BEATEN
Female Champio ns Not Able to I Defeat
& .,iB 45 fra Richmond II cam. 8 81 &.

tire Richmond u cam
while III 800 nd, ana 100 women looked
on the chicago stars y commonly called
the champion female exponerts Of no
national game, yesterday afternoon vert
down II, ~ defeat before the Richmond
State Leag,le aggregation. Score. 9 to, 0.
Erest from their soties Of Victories y.
over the Il South, including their cxpei I !.
ences At Cartersvtlle; CD. and Meridian.
Miss. tho women reached Rtohtnond yest
sterday morning confident Of aiding AN
OTHER scalp to their long string. They
are satd to be i remarkably good hair.
.puil ers, having, It sSis alleged retained
this one feminine trait. s IS ,a
~ Despite that the contest was not Well
advertised, there was a YER able mob =
Broad Street Park at a o'clock. the hour
3sot for undertaking the game. But all
were accommodated e and nearly every
available seat was occupied when ~ ne
umpire called play. q
squire a DonAti showed MI. Hu!oher,
the soutl, paw, and the Stars introduced
Miss Maude Nelson, the female phenom1-
enor. Both were III fine fettle, but the
local twirler used his lett whip to. more
OBJECT ana With better result than did
tho phenomenoness with her right arm arm
ne Score BY inninGst II. }. y J, !, :
Richmond ...,....O ~ ~ ~ y
Chicago Stars o Q q 9 Q Q = ~
t4The two teams play again this his al atter
=,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
SHOT IN NEWBERN
Two Mysterious Affairs With No Salts
factory Clues. 53s
Especial to The Times-D ispatch.)

factory Clues. 5t a
Especial to The Times Dispatoh.)
NEWBERN. N. c.. May 5.-Tom
Green, n young white man, we'll known
around town, was shot In tho stomach
last night and seriously wounded. The
affair seems to be yelled In mystery, and
not much could be found out concerning
the shooting During the evening he had
some words with man In Rodman's
saloon. and soon after leaving there the
shooting occurred, but some time elapsed
before the police were notified. and the
person who did the shooting was allowed
to escape, and all knowledge Of the af-
fair Is denied by the people IN the Vcin-
ity OF the saloon. iit, 4, 4,
li'Chuck" Fisher, negro ex-oonvict,
was shot and killed last night on the At
lantio Coast Line train near the Frog
Pond" a suburb Of Newbern, After
wards the train was stopped and his
body turned over to some Of his colored
friends at Five Points. but this affair
seems also shrouded In mystery, ms Moth
Ing could be learned OF his assallant,
Newborn was Visited by = severe rain
and hnil storm yesterday afternoon. Tho
hailstones were small, but @ heavy fall.
drifting in places to the depth Of several
inches The sewers In some places not
being sufficient to carry OF the water,
1t ran over tho sidewalks Into the base
ments OF buildings, standing on the door
OF NJ. Sultan's saloon to t!se depth OF
several inches. 5i.5t s AI&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
BASEBALL TEAM
In PETERSBURG j 6
Three Physicians and Other
u Officials at Central State
Hospital Elected in June.
(spoc,a1 % 2 The Times.Disp,a tch,

lfFi54st (Spccial TO The Tlmes-Dspatch,)
PETERSBURG VA. May b-T,he re-
rort comes again that Petersburg will
have baseball team IN the field this
season, Messrs, John r. Jones and j. G..
iQuarles, OF this city, will be the mana
gers. Mr.. Jones attended the baseball
meeting yesterday, when 1t was definitely
determined what cities would be mem-
bers OF the league. Mr.. QuaTles has
signed several players and expects to have
a nrst-class team to represent the Cockade
City. .
physicians at the Central State Hospital.
rendered his resignation yesterday IN Or
dor to accept q position aH physician with
mining company ~ Mesf lpfa hos
pital. rendered his resignation some time
ago, to take effect April Goth, DR., Sell
3lers resigned to resume the practice OF
lhis profession lin Rockingham county.
Three physioians.l steward, engineer and
clerk will be elected at the July. meeting
iot the hospital, & y
Probably four thousand people attended
tho carnival shows on the opening M ght'
There were about 1900 paid admissions
last evening. The Unit form Rank. Knights
OF Pythias. viii share IN the receipts,
Fifty members OF A. P, Fi!ll Camp are
expected to go to the reunion N New
ers rby way, Of the Norfolk ana Western
I, Avery Very delightful evening was spent by
many Young people at the entertainment
given at Washing on-street Church last
evening, . !. Z,
eo slet' FOIL folks in the entertainment TO-
morrow night at the. parish house OF 81,
Pauls Church. Gibson's latest pictures
Will be Impersona ted, VI " Il N "a "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
IAN INCENDlARY
AT WEST / !; / !. / } II [ |
Tall. Negro Man Found In Act
Of Setting Fire to Small
Frame Cottage.
lspNe,al % The Times. pispa teh )

Especial
WEST POINT, ~ s, Ma ss.--The A find
Ing last night OF an !ncendia1.y In the
act Of starting another fire in West Point
tGhrew the town into the greatest state
OF commotlon and alarm. Men q west
Point werc assembled about 8 Clock II
and around the Mayor office to attend
various meetings. The Council. the fire.
mon and the various orders were having
called meetings a servant from Hotel
To- Conner was returning from an Grand
"A few feet from the street IN an alley,
a man was caught in the act OF setting
ttlre to one Of tho cottages belonging to
paper and the flames were crawling UP
the sides of the cottage. The !ncendlary
ran. All that Is known to identify him is
TINT he was q tall man and wore a cap,
The alarm given, the town was thorough
~ aroused, meetings given UP and me
town was secured to 4 find the offender
but with no succesA The town was close
w w r,,arded lnst night; and tho guard
will be continued, A reward OF $500 y OF
fered for the arrest OF the man,
VI The relief conn1nittee has received
I through The Nmes-Dispa tch, ses4.26 Judge
owen G+wathmey, $25; Fred, Smith. s20
Captain r, -, Lac and wife $40; Misses
Loeb, OF Norfolk, 80; urbanna Mtdd!eT
county sls1es; Fl osrre,. s ,sa "
Methodist, $3.50; Or. w, *. Gatewood
SIS; Frances Bagby =. w. g. 7. u,
sls: EXCURSION from Norfolk. sea- Now.
comb & Bowden, Of Gloucester, gave q
sewing 1nachinei Mr.. p. g. Garrett ana
J, d, Cook, Of upper King alliam, sent
q col, trlbution OF provisions,
Mr. b. w. Spencer Is quite III IN Fich-
mond, at the Virginia Hospital !. q VI
POSTMASTER Anderson Ia to build at once
.. nan Some brick building on the site OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
BATTLE ROYAL OVER
MINERAL LANDS.
involved Title Litigation Over
Valuable Craig County
Iron Ore Property.
Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)


Z NHWcAsTLE, va May Every In
5terestlng ejcctment proceedings & have
been instituted by the heirs OF W. NJ.
recover possession fof y q very valuable
tract Of land containing ! .D40 acres, com
monty known as Peters HIll," and now
claimed by John @. Dickinson and
others. In 1885 John Wood obtained a
patent that covered this land AS tho
land contained fine deposits of iron ore,
he erected an IRON furnace on Johns
county, and there manufactured iron
from orc taken from this land two or
three years, but the enterprise proved the
financial ruin OF Its promoter.
John Wood conveyed This propetry to
Christian Paynter and moved to Mis-
souri,, The deed OF John Wood and wife
I to Christian Paynter was admitted to
record In the clerks office in Botetourr.
now Craig county, and soon thereafter
Christian Paynter, and family moved to
Missouri. Tho evidence now tends 10
show that Paynter and his wife con-
veyed these lands back to Hugh p. and
w. M. Wood, heirs OF John Wood, but
IL the deed was admitted to record In
Craig county It viaH IN decd book a. /"
which was destroyed during the Civil
War BY the Federal tr &c under s Cen
Paynter and vito to Hugh P, and W. NJ.
Wood Ia lost, and what purports to bio a
copy OF that deed Is now IN evidence in
tho suit. and Is relied on by the plaintiffs
as an important link IN their chain OF
title.
In 1865 while standing on the commits
sioner's books In the name OF Christian
were sold for taxes. and purchased by one
q. W. Nutter. and his tax deed was also
destroyed as we'll as Its recordation.
during the Civil Wari but after the close
or the war, by some irregular proceed
lngs. this lost deed was supplied by one
made BY the deputy clerk OF Cralg
county. Nutter In 1882 conveyed this
land to tho Carriers and Colonel J. 9;
cabin built upon it, and placed in pos
session tenant, who remained on the
property fourteen years and was then
sent to the county 5poorhouse for a few
months, and was then returned to tha
little cabin on these lands. During thla
time Carter and Mcdonald conveyed the
land to Dickinson and otheFs, VINO are
now defendants In the suit
The two interesting features OF the
case seem to be the setting up q Q losl
deed by the plaintiffs to establish thcll
chain Of title, and an effort on the part
OF the defendants to show good tltla BY
uninterrupted possession for a term o.
fifteen years, the statutory period hnr
by showing q better outstanding. tile
upon as being the tinest iron ore propert,
In this seotionNof tho state, and Wher
this cloud is removed from tae Mtle eFs.l
developments are expeeted' There ar
ten lawyers, representing me Dars q
four States, engaged In the controversy
beginning. and VIII doubtless hs until !
Is ended IN the higher State ana ne :, Z, !.
courts, as the property ss very Yalu 2 pig
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
INaC.HESTERFlEEl,:,O)' \.
Judge James NJ. Gregory Appointed
COMMONWEALTH Attorney. III s
5!s sE3t foraot al - ,ha rimps -DispatcL.

ri fEttta3l. COmn1OnWealtn tAttOIueY' 4If55 vs.
Especial to The Times Dispatch:)
s CHESTDRFIBLD, VA, May 6.-Eon.
! James M. Gregory, q resident OF Man
chester District, Chesterfield county, has
been appointed by Judge William I. Clop-
Z ton to succeed Mr.. Ernest II. w oils as
4 Commemorative Attorney for Chester
field county, and has accepted the office
and been duly sworn in. It has been un-
Rderstood that Judge Gregory would be
4 candidate for the Office OF Common
wealth's Attorney nt the next election, a $
E1tN was known that Mr.. Wells would not
he In the race for reelection, and as
Judge Gregory's name was generally
8s1nentioned with favor as a future can
5sddate for his appointment upon the re-
Sslgnation Of Mr., Nv ellis seems to meet the
approval Of the majority Of the voters OF
1.-The county. Judge Gregory Is well known
throughout the whole county. having been
for years practitioner at the bar here,
#and having at one time been judge Of the
County Court He is an old Confederate
soldier, and Is still thoroughly loyal 5to
the lost cause. N 4 e Il &.
IS The applications for liquor license will
,gte considered BIZ Judge Clopton on next
b Mondny, when the May term of court
will begin A large crowd and much ar
Il Eument for and against the Issuing OF
many OF the applications seem to be n
store for the courthouse on that day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06

= 1nstf3er Garrison Meredith, the young
daughter Of Rev. ana Mrs Elliott B. Mer-
dith, died a few days ago at Dlko. 5NeY.
Mrs, Meredith was formerly Miss Esther
Montague, Of this city. Mr., Meredith
formerly resided In Stafford county ,Es} u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
Contractors and Bosses De-.
cline to Recognize Unions.
I LYMPlA8IN THE DR ~ ]. s'('IE1.
Old Dominion Liner Monroe to hays, ,s'. e
;sss New Propeller Put Ont hc Trial OF
maggie for the Shooting Of
4 IL Basket. 4.
fsncrlni "a T,he rim Is D ispatch.)

(SpGClnl
I 81, NEfvPORT NEWS, VA, May 6.--The
4 F ns,,nral contractors and .boss painters
II nfSfhe city have decided MOTTO recognize
q .tilhS 5,lnions, ana "a now seems thht tMe
u strike 81 the painters and carpe tiers vii ~
Be prolonged indefinitely. Tho contractors 9.
and painters held q lengthy Heo s.tis i ~
night and after discussing the strike BIZ
a, nation for some time adopted the folloW-..
resolved, 1rhat we will not recognize ~
I'd unions In the employment Of men. ENG
unless they return t. + WORK sar 81 @
TThe carpenters and painters held meet
& d,,gs last night and to-day. Both unions
III fire Arm in tlleir stand, and the strikers
ii derlare thai they viii not return to- work
I,11itil their demands are recoBnise co.
II The painters yesterday received q : co .t,a
" humiliation from the headquarters OF me
N fcrnationalG union endorsing the action
Il IN ordering the strike. m y & 4.
The cruiser Olympia will go to tho ship
a w I'd Tomorrow afternoon, and tIn J ursgSsy
IL morning she will be placed in the cry
:s3aiated e nT fhe Vessel viii probably 20
NJ South again after she leaves the yard.
3ssl7l The new Old Dominion liner Monroe,
4 witch arrived Mt tho 8shipyard YESTERDAY,
s#lllNremain there the rest. Of TINS week
and possibly longer she w, n Sor,e viii
u Sc done. one OF tbs original screws dld
rot work satisfactoldly. although the YES
sel had no trouble making her contract II act
k$ speed 5ga s. !, !, ~ u, ~
8. Policemen NJ II. Mallory and 2. I. Jones.
stssirhe former&is charged with intoxicat ion
ana ginsubordnation, and tho latter with
conduct unbecoming ON officer, IN tnat ne
used violent and abusive language 3, 70
V ward gDr. Louis Loeb The officers Wili pe
tried by the Board OF Police Conlmlsslon-
4 Iers Thursday night !. -, q,
5The amateurs who recently rnadc sucn
\ n6Fhit in Augustus Thomas az nbama at
8thc lAcad envy of Music repeate the play
SSat the Academy last night. The audi-S
ence was as large and as 9 husiast'c Is
h eifirst. x Lii,
felonious shooting, will sbe taken up n IN
the Police Court Thursday morning " !. ~ !;
Basket, who was shot by Ma gle, IS still
lingering at the hospital, but his chances y,
I FOR life arc said to DO very slim. ,iremp,
who was shot In tho hand and VINO was ,s
10 have been one Of the most Important
(: witnesses, is still missing, and no one!
KNOWS whether or not he will show up " TO
4 testify THURSDAY. The rumor that there
viii be some. sensational developments IN
the trial will probably bring q DIE crow" VIC
IS 10 n, a. court room. +ifss E talEelS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
DR.. Burkharf,
a Friend 70 the Frlendless

What revelation the twentieth CEN
tury revealed when DR.. Burkhart stepped
forth with the announcement that he had
discovered q cure for disease and could
1909 was recorded as one OF the most
marvellous years In tho history of medl-
cine. s.756.0o0 persons were treated by
Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound. 50
per cent Of whom were cured. Tho sick
and suffering Of every climate are invited
to be healed. II you suffer from Rhcu-
matism, Constipation. Blood, Liver or
Kidney Troubles, yon can be cured %
money to buy this remedy; write for freq
treatment, His doors are never closed
against the sick, Z,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
Z COAL NEAR LEAksVILLE
Reldsylle Man Buys Mineral Rights and
Has Interested Capital.
II ia The :rimey-pispQtch, J

a Especial to The Times- p!spatch,
THOMAS. Of ReldsYille, has bought an
option on the mineral rights Of the Wade
plantation near Leaksytlle. and is now
trying to dispose Of these rights to capl-
talists, 1t has been known for years that
there is coal In this section 81. the coun-
Is. Before the war coal was mined there,
have been taken out and used. It Is as
serted by Mr.. Thomas that Hamilton, the
carriage manufacturer Of LeAlssyille has
for a number Of years used N hls, foundry
the coal taken from this property.
The attention OF Mr.. Thomas WAY at
tracted to this property by an analysis
sent his father eighteen years ago. At
that time Mr., II. n. Thomas was appoint
ed by the State Geologist to COLLECT SAM
pies OF minerals Of all kinds which could
be found In the county, and the analysis
referred to was sent after an examination